Identity
Person No.
5265
Service No.
47410
Last Name
First Name
Gideon Johannes
Initials
G J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed at Bardera, Somalia, in Hartbees #864
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Column 239.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Andrew A. de Greef, and of Anna E. de Greef, of Melville, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa; husband of M. de Greef.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "40 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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