Identity
Person No.
6644
Service No.
96327
Last Name
First Name
Barend Jacobus
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, 8 crew (2 survived), plane caught fire and burned out due to accidental bomb explosion, in Martin Maryland Mk I/II #AH350
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
El Alamein, Matruh Governorate, Egypt
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
XIX. H. 21.
Unit History
Notes
Son of Wilhelmus Christoffel and Matilda Cloudina Engelbrecht, of Mayfair, Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Ventersdorp, Transvaal. A junior clerk.
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.
Citations
Unknown
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