Identity
Person No.
29657
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Brett
Initials
B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed into a hill during a low-level tactical navigation exercise in the Northern Province. Went down about five kilometres east of the Albasini Dam between Louis Trichardt and Messina., in Atlas MB326KM Impala Mk II #1068
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SANDF 1,021
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
Capt. Brett Burmeister (25 or 28) of 85 Combat Flying School, AFB Hoedspruit. He had been in the SAAF for 5 years and was an instructor. His parents lived in Roodepoort.
Research notes
Cleared stolen ServiceNo 70434790KT (belongs to Burger W.P. PN 29656, Gordonia Commando, 1987-12-08).
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 25 against this record's 33. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
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