Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER POEL
Given Name:
 CORNELIUS ABRAHAM
Initials:
 C A
Service No:
 P/46111
Rank:
 Leading Air Mechanic
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 AFS Ysterplaat
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Date of Death:
 1964-01-24
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Date of Birth:
 1931-11-30
Age:
 32
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, accidental shooting with a .22 pistol. He had just come off guard duty at DF Malan Airport and took a pistol from his bag and attempted to shoot a bird. The gun did not fire so he threw it at his friend who tried to catch it but it fired and the bullet hit van der Poel in the mouth. He died on the scene
Additional
Information:
Husband of Joan Bernice van der Poel, of De la Rey Street, Tiervlei, Cape Province
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
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