Identity
Person No.
29630
Old ROH no.
168
Service No.
05518972PE
Last Name
First Name
James Ross
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, while mounting a radio antenna on the roof of a hangar at AFB Langebaanweg. The asbestos roofing gave way and he fell to his death
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Leading Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. W. H. S. Brummer, of Kwa-Nbonambi, KwaZulu Natal. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Mar 2024: 05518972PE Leading Air Mechanic James Ross Brummer, Air Operations School Langebaanweg, accidentally killed while mounting a radio antenna on the hangar roof at AFB Langebaanweg; asbestos roofing gave way and he fell to his death, age 24. Unit already AOS Langebaanweg. hanger corrected to hangar. Unit2 was Police — set to Air Force. | Also Last Post 04 Mar 2021: 05518972PE Leading Air Mechanic James Ross Brummer, Air Operations School Langebaanweg, hangar roof fall at AFB Langebaanweg, age 24.
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Mar 2024: 05518972PE Leading Air Mechanic James Ross Brummer, Air Operations School Langebaanweg, accidentally killed while mounting a radio antenna on the hangar roof at AFB Langebaanweg; asbestos roofing gave way and he fell to his death, age 24. Unit already AOS Langebaanweg. hanger corrected to hangar. Unit2 was Police — set to Air Force.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Mar 2021: 05518972PE Leading Air Mechanic James Ross Brummer from Air Operations School Langebaanweg was accidentally killed while mounting a radio antenna on the roof of a hangar at AFB Langebaanweg. The asbestos roofing gave way and he fell to his death. He was 24.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
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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 15 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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