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Identity
Person No.
33835
Service No.
74307778PE
Last Name
Wessels 26
First Name
Cornelis Johannes
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 429
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
44 Sqdn. 97
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
25 March 1980 135
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed in SWA/Namibia, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6851
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. CJ Wessels of Port Shepstone.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33835