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Identity
Person No.
31565
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Geoffrey Edward
Initials
G E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
38
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in an aircraft related accident
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Notes

ref. 85 years of SAAF

Research notes

First record of a sequential SAWGP citation smear; following PersonNumbers cleared. Award not independently name-matched. SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 89251813BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "MANN, GRANT" (GNR, Sterf 04 11 91), matching PersonNumber 31564 (Mann, DateDeath 1991-11-04) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "89251813BG". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong. | Unit was contaminated with an unrelated Army unit (Infantry Battalion/Artillery Regiment/Commando/Special Service Battalion) that makes no sense for Air Force personnel -- found 28 Aug 2026 while investigating a similar report (PersonNumber 30827, Janse Van Rensburg). Affects 32 "ref. 85 years of SAAF" records in total, all correctly Corps = South African Air Force but each with a different, unrelated ground-forces Unit value -- looks like a batch-import misalignment bug, not a single bad value repeated. Cleared rather than guessed at a correct Unit.

Citations

LG Sup 17 September 1917 pg. 9577 - serving with East Surrey Regiment - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty under heavy shell fire. He was instrumental in saving the lives of several NCOs and men of his company who had been buried in a tunnel by an enemy bombardment. He was severely wounded whilst engaged on this duty."

LG Sup 17 September 1917 pg. 9577 p.9577
LG Sup 17 September 1917 pg. 9577 p.9577
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