Identity
Person No.
30666
Service No.
P1/42266
Last Name
First Name
William Benjamin
Initials
W B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, struck ground during low flying and crashed near Bronkhorstspruit, on the Groblersdaal Rd, in AT-6 Harvard #7635
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
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Unit History
Part of
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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