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Identity
Person No.
31292
Service No.
96717194PW
Last Name
First Name
Andrew Patrick
Initials
A P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, near border of Mozambique, in Cessna 185A #729. Lt. Andrew Leith (21) of Lynnwood, Pretoria, was one of 4 people in a Cessna 185 that crashed about 56 km south of Komatipoort. The flight was a routine border patrol. Capt. Rassie Botes and Sgt. Werner Grobelaar of Kimberley, and Cpl. Lindie Marcus of AFB Hoedspruit were taken to 1 Military Hospital with serious injuries
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Leith.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #31292