Identity
Person No.
30405
Old ROH no.
1869
Service No.
76224757BG
Last Name
First Name
Gert Petrus
Initials
G P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of head injuries, at 1 Military Hospital, received in a Military Vehicle Accident at 95 TVE on 5 February. Tanker overturned near Oluno, SWA
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
CFS Dunnottar 10
Formerly
Central Flying School
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mrs. C. M. Gerber, of Mandini. Name on Eshowe War Memorial.
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
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 92 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Gert Gerber was born and raised in Rhodesia. He was my cousin. His parents came to RSA in search of a new life and a promising future in South Africa. He spent his high school years with my father and myself in Pietersburg. He became my brother and we were drafted almost at the same time being of similar age. I went to Infantry while he went to Air Force. While I was in sector 10 he was killed at Ondangwa. I was refused attendance of the funeral due to 'service of a strategic nature'. Nobody has ever shed any light on how or why he died. The official story was that he rolled a truck on garbage duty. What a loss of a brother and friend, and for the sake of camp refuse? John Cawood 61MBG
Dedications 1
GERTJIE. JY WAS N WARE BROERTJIE AL WAS JY MAAR EEN MAAND JONGER. EK MIS JOU AL DIE JARE EN MY KINDERS IS KORT N GOEIE OOM. DANKIE VIR JOU OPOFFERING. DIT WAS NIE VERNIET NIE.