Identity
Person No.
30268
Old ROH no.
438
Service No.
86403821PS
Last Name
First Name
Garth Harold
Initials
G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, at Carletonville, in Cessna 185A #720, after flying into power lines during an authorised low-level cross-country training flight
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Air Force
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
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. & Mrs. H. Esterhuizen. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: 86403821PS Lieutenant Garth Harold Esterhuizen, 42 Squadron, killed when Cessna 185A serial 720 crashed at Carletonville after flying into power lines during an authorised low-level cross-country training flight, age 23.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "42 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 10 Feb 2026: 86403821PS Lieutenant Garth Harold Esterhuizen, 42 Squadron, killed when Cessna 185A serial 720 crashed at Carletonville after flying into power lines during an authorised low-level cross-country training flight, age 23.
- 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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