Service Details
Name:
 DU PREEZ
Given Name:
 CORNELIOUS JOHANNES
Initials:
 C J
Service No:
 777663
Trade:
 Air Gnr.
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
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Unit:
 7 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1942-09-07
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Cause of Death:
 Kiled in action, Stirling W7629, on raid to Duisberg, crashed on the Baaler Bruch, 6 km, SSW of Goch
Decorations:
 D F M
Citations:
 LG Sup 15 May 1942 pg. 2122 - "One night in April, 1942, this airman was the rear gunner of an aircraft which attacked Hamburg. On the return journey his aircraft was engaged by an enemy fighter. Sergeant du Preez was seriously wounded in the neck, the wound being some 6 inches long and so deep that the jugular vein was exposed. Gallantly remaining at his post, this airman continued to use his guns, repelling subsequent attacks until he was rendered unconscious by a bullet which grazed his scalp. Throughout, Sergeant du Preez displayed great devotion to duty and, although so seriously injured, he contributed, materially to the safe return of his aircraft."
Additional
Information:
RAF Number: Enlistments in Rhodesia
Commemoration
Country:
 Germany
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Locality:
 Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen
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Cemetery:
 REICHSWALD FOREST WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave 27. B. 1-6.

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