Service Details
Name:
 VAN STRAATEN
Given Name:
 WILLAM J
Initials:
 W J
Service No:
 579841V
Rank:
 Air Mechanic
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1944-08-27
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Cause of Death:
 Died of fractured skull, received in Motorcycle Accident in Durban, at Springfield Military hospital, Durban
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. van Straaten, of Durban.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CREMATION MEMORIAL
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