Identity
Person No.
7984
Service No.
138275V
Last Name
First Name
Gysbert Jacobus
Initials
G J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, ditched off Bellaria, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FW830
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
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Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Jacobus Abraham Joshua and Lydia Jacoba Geldenhuys, of Uitenhage, Cape Province, South Africa.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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