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Identity
Person No.
31064
Old ROH no.
696
Service No.
75504928BG
Last Name
Kidd 5
First Name
Michael
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 442
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
05 November 1978 121
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident 289
Died in Shooting Incident, at Pelgrimsrust, involving his beat partner, at HSPT AFB
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Air Force 3,524
Unit
AFB Hoedspruit 5
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,874
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,926
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,612
Memorial
1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)
Names on 1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
On the panel
1978 Air Force. 4th name (Kidd M.)
Unit History
Part of
Bases
Notes

Son of Mr. & Mrs. Kidd. ref. 85 years of SAAF

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Nov 2025: 75504928BG Private Michael Kidd, Air Force Base Hoedspruit, accidentally killed in a shooting incident at Pilgrims Rest involving his Guard Duty partner at the Base, age 19. ROH unit was Hspt Afb; locality Pelgrimsrust.
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1978 Air Force. 4th name (Kidd M.).
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Air Force".

Citations
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External References
Stories 1
by Andy Dickerson on 07 August 2001 · via source
Killed in a shooting accident involving his beat partner, at HSPT AFB . A tragic loss !
Dedications 1
by Andy Dickerson on 07 August 2001 · via source
Will always be fondly Remembered.