Identity
Person No.
29410
Service No.
P17998
Last Name
First Name
Louis "bull"
Initials
L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 382
Suicide
Cause of Death
Committed Suicide, at 35 Sqn Headquarters, Ysterplaat AFB. He shot himself in the head with a .303 rifle
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Husband of Mrs. C. A. M. S. Bernberg, of Parow.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Mar 2026: P17998 Flight Sergeant Louis Bernberg, 35 Squadron, found dead in the Squadron Headquarters at Air Force Base Ysterplaat with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, age 26. ROH cause is suicide with a .303 rifle at 35 Sqn Headquarters, Ysterplaat AFB (not overwritten). Nickname "bull" left.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "35 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Mar 2026: P17998 Flight Sergeant Louis Bernberg, 35 Squadron, found dead in the Squadron Headquarters at Air Force Base Ysterplaat with an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, age 26. ROH cause is suicide with a .303 rifle at 35 Sqn Headquarters, Ysterplaat AFB (not overwritten). Nickname "bull" left.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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