Identity
Person No.
5299
Service No.
103971V
Last Name
First Name
Barend Jacobus
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, crashed into sea after take off Pescara, in Martin B-26 Marauder Mk II #HD452
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
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Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. de Klerk; husband of Marguerite Joyce de Klerk, of Plumstead, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "12 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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