In Memory Of
VILJOEN, JAMES STEPHEN
Service Details
Age:
25
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
328804V
Rank:
Lieutenant
Unit:
26 Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1945-01-17
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
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Plot 4. Row L. Grave 3.
Cemetery:
YABA CEMETERY
Country:
Nigeria
Additional Information
Son of Daniel A. and Lilian M. Viljoen, of Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa. Educated Kimberley Boys' High School. Employed with Engineering Department of G.P.O. Bloemfontein.
