Identity
Person No.
6696
Service No.
206859V
Last Name
First Name
Barend Hendrik
Initials
B H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 4 crew (1 RCAF) missing from convoy patrol, in Bristol Beaufort #AW287
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 277.
Notes
Son of Lourens D. J. and Margaretha M. Erasmus, of Broedersput, Vryburg, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "16 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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