Identity
Person No.
7989
Service No.
579069V
Last Name
First Name
Josias Nicolaas
Initials
J N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, 8 crew (1 RAF), shot down while bombing the marshalling yards at Villach, Austria, in Liberator B24J Mk VI #EW204
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Josias N. and Johanna P. Geldenhuys; husband of Catharina J. Geldenhuys, of Somerset West, Cape Province, South Africa. On Hermanus War Memorial
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "34 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Unknown
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