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Identity
Person No.
38789
Service No.
3480
Last Name
Springer 1
First Name
William Jacob
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1914 (±1 yr) 423
Age at Death
55
Military Service
Rank
Field Reserve Pilot
Regiment
British South Africa Police 641
Unit
Police Reserve Air Wing 8
Secondary Unit
"L" Troop
Death Record
Date of Death
19 July 1969 249
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Died in Aircraft Accident, while on a training flight hear Umtali, crashed on the Las Anod Farm in the Vumba
Grave Reference
Burid in Chiredzi 1
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Manicaland Province 57
Cemetery
MUTARE CEMETERY 28
Coordinates
-18.97303, 32.64875
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #38789