Identity
Person No.
29886
Service No.
P1/41783
Last Name
First Name
Matthys Johannes
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, collided in mid-air with Harvard #7669 and crashed near Blouberstrand, 6 miles north of Ysterplaat AFB. in AT-6 Harvard #7671
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mrs. Z. M. Crous, of Riversonderend, Cape Province. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "7 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 1 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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