Identity
Person No.
31162
Service No.
63310791E
Last Name
First Name
Marthinus Jacobus Hendrik
Initials
M J H
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
Died in Aircraft Accident, AT-6 Harvard #7211 crashed near Leslie during a routine training flight
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Candidate Officer
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
54th Bn.
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. van Zyl
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.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 6 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 2
Service Record: Burnett George TROLLIP Age: 20, Nationality: English, Trade: Farmer Enlisted: 1st Feb Father: JO Trollip, Maraisburg Rank: Trooper Died of fever at Bethleham whilst a prisoner in the hands of the Boers 10th Jul 1900 Taken prisoner 16th May 1900 Character: Very Good
Name: George Burnett Trollip Birth: 17 Apr 1879 - Whiteridge Farm, Middelburg, Cape, South Africa Christening: in Doornberg Farm, Brak River, Middelburg, Cape, South Africa Death: 9 Jun 1900 - Bethlehem, Free State, South Africa Parents Father: Joseph Overton Trollip (1844-1924) Mother: Emily King (1844-1908) (1)
Dedications
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