Identity
Person No.
6008
Service No.
281883V
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Gerhardus
Initials
J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #JT833, missing on shipping sweep off Southern France
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Christiaan Louwrens Dreyer and Maria Aletta Erasmus (formerly Dreyer). Born Lichtenburg, Transvaal.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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