Identity
Person No.
29774
Service No.
86475936PS
Last Name
First Name
Leon Albertus
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near Whiskey Creek, Long Tom Pass, in Mpumalanga, in Aloutte III #631
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 1,017
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Leon and Maizie Cloete of Sunridge Park; brother: Anton; sister Corliet Conradie. Capt. Cloete went to Hoerskool Framesby. After training at Dunotter and Langebaan, he chose Alouettes over the Oryx and went to Bloemspruit. He did pamphlet drops over Mozambiqe in the 1995 elections. While in school he represented Eastern Province in cross country races. Funeral service at NGK Kraggakamma.
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "19 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 13 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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