Identity
Person No.
30386
Old ROH no.
478
Service No.
69342640R
Last Name
First Name
Christopher Stuart
Initials
C S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed near Oudtshoorn, in AT-6 Harvard #7137
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Stuart and Diana Franklin, of Pretoria. 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
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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 8 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Chris died when the Harvard he flew (7 Squadron, Cape Town) hit the ground during a training excercise for foward air controllers (FAC) at Oudshorn during April 1975.
Dedications
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