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Identity
Person No.
32602
Service No.
70393939PM
Last Name
Purdon 7
First Name
John Melville
Initials
J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1955 (±1 yr) 393
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
11 Sqdn. 36
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
04 October 1977 115
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Killed in aircraft accident, at Rysmiersbult, in Cessna 185A #733
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. A. L. Purdon, of Umtata. ref. 85 years of SAAF

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #32602