Identity
Person No.
29970
Service No.
59166538
Last Name
First Name
Daniel T
Initials
D T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
46
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Cessna 182 #ZS-FUB. While busy with a 2 day camp, the aircraft struck the ground in the Montague Mountains, east of Robertson. All 4 occupants were killed
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Husband of Mrs. E. de Jager, of Melkbos. ***Memorial has D J rather than D T
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "110 Commando 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 12 of 143: gives SN suffix KV (ROH: no suffix) — confirmed match otherwise, not overwritten.
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