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Lieutenant J S GOUWS

Service Number: 103275
Regiment & Unit/Ship

South African Air Force

40 Sqdn.

Date of Death

Died 29 March 1944

Age 24 years old

Buried or commemorated at

POZNAN OLD GARRISON CEMETERY

Coll. grave 9. A.

Poland

Great Escaper headstones in Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery, Poland - used for 'Legacy of Liberation' online initiative, 2019

Photographer: Scott Smith, CWGC

  • Country of Service South African
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Gouws, of Bultfontein, Orange Free State.
  • Personal Inscription EK SAL LEWE, EK SAL STERWE, EK VIR JOU SUID AFRIKA
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