Identity
Person No.
33197
Service No.
P6083
Last Name
First Name
Claude Elias
Initials
C E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Cadet
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, collided with Tiger Moth ZS-AKS near Voortrekkerhoogte, in Avro 621 Tutor #728
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Tahan, of Marseilles, Orange Free State. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citation
DFC LG 15 February 1946 pg. 962 - "In recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"; MID LG Sup 1 January 1946 pg. 129
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project