Identity
Person No.
29836
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Vincent Benjamin William
Initials
V B W
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, MBB-BO105 Helicopter #ZS-HKM from the Ciskei Defence Force, crashed while being used to assist with power line construction in Ciskei
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Navy
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 80021827PE cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "COOK, RONALD ALAN" (SGT, Sterf 12 02 86), matching PersonNumber 29835 (Cook, DateDeath 1986-02-12) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "80021827PE". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
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 12 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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