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Identity
Person No.
19632
Service No.
100483V
Last Name
Papenfus 7
First Name
Henry Frederick
Initials
H F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1904 (±1 yr) 175
Age at Death
41
Death Record
Date of Death
17 November 1945 137
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,447
Died on active service
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
15 Squadron 101
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY 478
Grave Reference
Mil. Sec. Grave 381. 1
Coordinates
-26.15926, 27.9943 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Active squadrons
Notes

Son of Henry F. Papenfus and Helena Papenfus; husband of Alida Johanna Papenfus, of Springs.

Research notes


5 Sep 2026: Unit "15 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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