Service Details
Name:
 VILJOEN
Given Name:
 JAMES STEPHEN
Initials:
 J S
Service No:
 328804V
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 26 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1945-01-17
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Vickers Wellington Mk XI #HZ709, took off from Ikeja for Kano on a photo-reconnaissance operation but failed to arrive. The wreck was found 6.5 kms from Ipapa; all 9 (4 crew, 5 passengers) on board died
Additional
Information:
Son of Daniel A. and Lilian M. Viljoen, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Nigeria
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Cemetery:
 YABA CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Plot 4. Row L. Grave 3.

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