Identity
Person No.
30630
Old ROH no.
554
Service No.
01217066PE
Last Name
First Name
Desmond Brian
Initials
D B
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
Killed in aircraft accident, in Beechcraft Baron. He had been detached on special duties as he spoke Portugese. The plane, known as "Dinky Toy" was supplied by UNITA and had been checked out by SAAF personel at Rundu. It was busy with aerial observations
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Colonel
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
"E" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Husband of Mrs. C. J. Harmse, of Pretoria. ref. 85 years of SAAF
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 8 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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