Identity
Person No.
27339
Service No.
N/20494
Last Name
First Name
Jan
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in bombings on the city of Chateauroux. Allied Prisoners of War were settled in the German aerodrome of La Martinerie (nearby Chateauroux). This airfield was bombed by 8th Air Force on 5 February 1944. Although this air raid mission was successful, POWs suffered 15 wounded and 4 dead. Among these casualties were 8 South African prisoners (Vikwane died two days after, on 7 February 1944)
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Windvoel and Sarah Vikwane, of Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project