Service Details
Name:
 SNELL
Given Name:
 JOHN VIBERT
Initials:
 J V
Service No:
 581516V
Trade:
 Air Gnr.
Rank:
 Warrant Officer Class II
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 30 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1945-03-14
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Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Martin B-26 Marauder Mk III #HD461, collided with HD547 during raid, Pontebba, crashed
Additional
Information:
Son of John Vibert and Josephine (nee Rainier) Snell, of East London, Cape Province, South Africa. Born East London. Educated De La Selle College, East London. Commemorated on on the Immaculate Conception Church, EL; the East London & the East London Golf Club WWII Memorials. ***CWGC incorrectly has age 30 on headstone
Commemoration
Country:
 Italy
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Cemetery:
 UDINE WAR CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Coll. grave IV. C. 11-15.

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