Identity
Person No.
29868
Old ROH no.
266
Service No.
64203243E
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Johannes
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, ditched into sea near Port Elizabeth after engine failure, in Alouette III #62
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Husband of Mrs. M. Crause. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: 64203243E Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Jacobus Johannes Crause, 16 Squadron, killed when Alouette III Helicopter Serial No 62 ditched into the sea off Port Elizabeth after engine failure, age 28.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "16 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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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: 64203243E Sergeant (Flight Engineer) Jacobus Johannes Crause, 16 Squadron, killed when Alouette III Helicopter Serial No 62 ditched into the sea off Port Elizabeth after engine failure, age 28.
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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 13 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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