Identity
Person No.
33773
Service No.
79468609PS
Last Name
First Name
Barend Jacobus
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in aircraft accident, when his Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I, Serial No. 464 crashed into the sea off Durban during a training exercise with the South African Navy. His rear-seater, Captain Renier Pienaar ejected successfully and was rescued from the sea by the Navy
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Vorster. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citation
He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project