Identity
Person No.
29759
Old ROH no.
217
Service No.
64076110E
Last Name
First Name
Geoffrey Herbert
Initials
G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, at Windhoek, SWA, in Alouette III #23. Aircraft struck power lines 7Km north of Windhoek and caught alight. Crew and passengers were killed during the subsequent emergency landing
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
202 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mrs. M. J. Clark, of Edenvale.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 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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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 8 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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