Service Details
Name:
 PAPENFUS
Given Name:
 JOHN O'GRADY
Initials:
 J O
Service No:
 P/5121
Rank:
 Air Mechanic
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Date of Death:
 1942-05-21
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Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, suffered a fractured spine in a military lorry accident on 16 October 1941. On 20 November he was moved from Dessie to Addis Ababa and on 2 December, was evacuated to Nairobi
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Papenfus, of Silverton.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 30.

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