Date of birth:

1919 (Bulawayo, Zimbabwe)

Date of death:

April 9th, 1943 (Jisp/Noord-Holland, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves New Eastern Cemetery Amsterdam
Plot: 69. Row: C. Grave: Coll. 2.

Service number:

778837

Nationality:

Rhodesian (1923-1980, British Colony)

Cornelius William Kleynhans was married to Iris Nancy Dring from Louth, Lincolnshire.
He served with No. 207 Squadron RAF. Killed in a crash with Avro Lancaster Mk I, ED554, EM-Q, at the Kanaaldijk in Jisp, North Holland before or after an attack on Duisburg in Germany. The plane was shot down by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke, 11. Staffel, Nachtjagdgeschwader 1, flying a Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4, from airfield Bergen. Cornelius William Kleynhans reached the rank of Flight Sergeant.

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• Photo 1: Arjo Eijgelsheim
• - Kleynhans C - International Bomber Command Centre
  - Flight Sergeant Cornelius William Kleynhans | War Casualty Details 2619626 | CWGC
  - Cornelius William Kleynhans (1919 - 1943) - Biography and Family Tree | AncientFaces Free Family History
  - 207 Squadron Royal Air Force History - Jisp memorial, Healey Crew ED554 EM-Q
  - Accident Avro Lancaster Mk I ED554, 09 Apr 1943
  

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