Identity
Person No.
30847
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Wala-Wala
Initials
W W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
32
Death Record
Date of Death
Unknown
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in air crash. SAS President Steyn was in Luanda on a courtesy call while on a return trip from France for the acceptance of the submarine SAS Emily Hobhouse. The onboard Westland Wasp (#83) helicopter had just undergone a main rotor change and crashed while on a test flight to Luanda Airport
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
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
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Notes
Son of Mrs. J. van Rensburg
Research notes
DateDeath was 1900/1901-01-01 SAWGP unknown-date placeholder; set to Unknown. EstBirthYear derived from that date cleared. | Cleared stolen ServiceNo 67012484E (belongs to Jansen Van Rensburg N.F. PN 30846, 22 Flt, 1971-11-25).
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "SA Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("22 Flt") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
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