Identity
Person No.
29665
Old ROH no.
183
Service No.
73419202PE
Last Name
First Name
William Stephen
Initials
W S
Date of Birth
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Butler. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "11 10 85" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (73419202PE) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1985-11-10). Not overwritten, flagged for reference. | Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Kraaifontein Cemetery Section B.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Kraaifontein Cemetery Section B
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
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 103 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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