Service Details
Name:
 GELDARD
Given Name:
 CORNELIUS CECIL
Initials:
 C C
Service No:
 207319V
Trade:
 Pilot
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 601 (R.A.F.) Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1944-03-30
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Age:
 32
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Spitfire VIII #JF879, during an air test, probably due to bad weather
Additional
Information:
Son of Herbert and Martha Helena Geldard, of Carolina, Transvaal, South Africa. Born Johannesburg. A turner with South African Railways.
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 SALERNO WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 II. D. 45.
Volunteer Information
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Glen Swemmer

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