Service Details
Name:
 ROCHFORD
Given Name:
 JOHN VICTOR
Initials:
 J V
Service No:
 47856V
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 4 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-10-24
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, crashed after attack on tank near Corletto, in Supermarine Spitfire Mk IX #MJ926
Additional
Information:
Son of John and May Rochford, of Durban, Natal, South Africa; husband of Ray Rochford. Chartered Accountant. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban. Commemorated on parents' cremation plaque in Durban (Stellawood) Crematorium
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 FORLI WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 IV, A, 1.

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