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Identity
Person No.
29951
Service No.
95732053
Last Name
De Beer 43
First Name
Gerhard Erasmus Smith
Initials
G W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1980 (±1 yr) 67
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,510
Unit
1 Maintenance Unit 43
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
16 January 1998 75
Cause of Death
Died in Private Vehicle Accident 168
Died in Private Vehicle Accident, at Philippolis
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,597
Location
Country
South Africa 18,398
Locality
Gauteng 9,441
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,911
Additional Information
Notes

Ref SANDF 1998 RoH

Citation

DFC and bar earned in WW2 as Captain/Major #103138V in SAAF. LG Sup 13 July 1943 pg. 3157; Bar to DFC LG Sup 29 December 1944 pg. 5956

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #29951