Identity
Person No.
29485
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
James (jock)
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, roll at low altitude and crashed near Bryanston, in AT-6 Harvard #7023
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Next of kin, Mrs. S. Boles, of Corlett Drive, Illovo, Johannesburg. Born Scotland. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Cleared stolen ServiceNo 87771515KV (belongs to Bokhatsi PN 29483, 1999-08-14).
5 Sep 2026: Unit "1 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 1 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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