Identity
Person No.
31254
Old ROH no.
785
Service No.
68010198R
Last Name
First Name
Andrew
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, crashed into Rustfontein Dam, in AT-6 Harvard #7457. Busy with low level navigation exercises, plane descended too low in a turn and crashed into the water. Pilot drowned as the plane sank immediately
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. J. G. C. Le Roux
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "8 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.
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