In Memory Of
VAN DER POEL, CORNELIUS ABRAHAM
Service Details
Age:
32
Date of Birth:
1931-11-30
Service No:
P/46111
Rank:
Leading Air Mechanic
Unit:
AFS Ysterplaat
Regiment:
South African Air Force
Date of Death:
1964-01-24
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
Commemoration
Cemetery:
CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CEMETERY
Localitly:
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Joan Bernice van der Poel, of De la Rey Street, Tiervlei, Cape Province
