Service Details
Name:
 LOUW
Given Name:
 JOHANN
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 210601V
Rank:
 Major
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 17 Sqdn.
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Former Regiment:
 formerly 16 Squadron WW2
Date of Death:
 1953-09-08
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Date of Birth:
 1920-01-28
Age:
 33
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6490, while on a night navigation exercise near Oudtshoorn
Decorations:
 D F C
Citations:
 LG Sup 20 April 1945 pg. 2103
Additional
Information:
Husband of Rene Stephani Louw (nee du Plessis), of Wingfield, Cape. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 WELLINGTON (CHAMPAGNE) CEMETERY
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