Identity
Person No.
30860
Service No.
76913979SP
Last Name
First Name
Jan Abraham
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
36
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, fell out of a landed Caravan aircraft and broke his neck. He died shortly after the accident on the runway in Alldays, Limpopo. He was part of a 4-man crew of 41 Squadron (AFB Waterkloof) that was on a night flying training flight
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Ilse Jerling, a Lt.Col. at SAAF HQ, and father of three children: Christo (12), Desire (9) and Jacques (2). His funeral was at the NGK Lyttelton-Noord in Monument Ave, Centurion.
Citation
LG Sup 4 January 1917 pg. 245
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project