Identity
Person No.
29377
Old ROH no.
62
Service No.
72324213N
Last Name
First Name
Neville Roland
Initials
N R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, in Beechcraft Baron. The plane, known as "Dinky Toy" was supplied by UNITA and had been checked out by SAAF personnel at Rundu. It was busy with aerial observations for Battlegroup Foxbat in the Silva Porta area of Angola when it crashed, 6km north of Norton de Matos. The SADF investigation team could not determine the exact cause of the crash
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Same lineage as the Special Service Battalion (OrgEntityID 5278, pass 1) -- "1 Special Service Battalion" is the specific numbered battalion within that Permanent Force unit.
Notes
Son of Mr. W. E. Beechey, of Witbank. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 8 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Cpl Beechey was attached to 1 Special Service Battalion. He was killed in an aircraft crash along the Silva Porto ? Lobito Road when the task force was heading to Lobito. He was an observer in the aircraft that was looking for enemy positions. The reason for the crash was not known.
Dedications 1
It has been over 25 years since you were killed. We still have no information on your death, the whole family still misses you. Larry , brother