Petrus Johannes de Villiers (1915 - 1941)

Born 21 Sep 1915 in Franschhoek, Cape Province, Union of South Africa

Ancestors

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Union Defence Force 1912 - 1957, World War II South African Army, South African Air Force 12th Squadron.

Petrus Johannes de Villiers was Killed in Action during World War II, died 1941.

Biography

Petrus Johannes de Villiers is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Petrus Johannes de Villiers ^{[1] [2] [3][4]}

Event Date: 21 September 1915 ^{[1] [2][3]}

Event Place: Franschhoek, Cape Province, Union of South Africa ^[3][4]South Africa, Transvaal, Johannesburg

Father's Name: Johannes P. de Villiers ^{[1] [2]}Pieter Willem de Villiers^[3][4]

Mother’s Name: Aletta P. de Villiers ^{[1] [2]} Susanna Maria Coetzer ^[3][4]

Baptism

Event date: 14 Nov 1915 ^[3]

Event Place: Franschhoek, Cape Province, Union of South Africa ^[3]

Witnesses:

Marital status

Unmarried^[3][4]

Occupation: Pilot S. A. Air Force^[3][4]

Last address: 179 Donnelly Street, Kenilworth, Johannesburg ^[4]

Military Info

Force number: 47646 ^{[1] [2]}

Rank: Lieutenant ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Surname: de Villiers ^{[1] [2]}

Names: P. J. ^{[1] [2]}

Regiment: South African Air Force ^{[1] [2]}

Unit: 12 Squadron. ^[1]

Cemetery: Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam, war cemetery, 6. B. Coll. grave 1-16. ^[1]

Certificate of Death on Service

Death

Event Date: 8 January 1941 ^{[1] [2][3][4]}

Age: 25 years ^{[1] [2]}25 years 5 months^[4]

Event Place: Tanzania ^{[1] [2]}Nort-East Mbeya, Kenya^[3][4]

Cause of death: Killed in aircraft accident, written off 7 miles NE of Mbeya, in Ju52/3M #668. ^{[1] [2]}

Register of Estate

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Grave

Event Place: Tanzania, Dar Es Salaam, war cemetery, 6. B. Coll. grave 1-16. ^[2]

Note

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} South African War Graves Project Grave of P. J. de Villiers Seen and entered Nov 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Commonwealth War Graves Grave of P. J. de Villiers Seen and entered Nov 2023 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} GENEALOGY OF THE De Villiers FAMILY IN SOUTH AFRICA. COMPILED BY JUNA MALHERBE & ALET MALAN, HUGUENOT MEMORIAL MUSEUM. Seen and added Nov 10, 2023, by Desireé Erasmus
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9} "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1958," database with images, FamilySearch Death notice Petrus Johannes de Villiers 8 Jan 1941: 7 April 2020), 007823280 > image 1499 of 1979; Pietermaritzburg Archives (formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa. Seen and added Nov 10, 2023 by Desireé Erasmus