Identity
Person No.
29611
Old ROH no.
163
Service No.
P/23845
Last Name
First Name
Michel Adolf
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, in Stettynsberg mountains, in Avro Shackleton MR Mk 3 #1718
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
452 Parachute Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. A. D. W. Brodreis, of Windhoek, South West Africa. Born Germany. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
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.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 3rd Radio Operator. Graham LCpl — ROH keeps Air Corporal.
- 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 4 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Schackleton 1718 crashed in the Stetteynskloof mountains near Rawsonville in the Western Cape after encountering bad weather on a training exercise, with the loss of all 13 crew members. The aircraft was on it's way to join a Royal Navy ship taking part in "Capex" off Port Elizabeth.
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