Identity
Person No.
31853
Service No.
P/5459
Last Name
First Name
Leslie Frederick
Initials
L F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
42
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Bizana, in Douglas C-47 Dakota #6856
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Sergeant
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
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: P/5459 Air Sergeant Leslie Frederick Meise, 28 Squadron, killed when C-47 Dakota 6856 crashed and burnt out near Bizana, age 42. ROH service number was P5459 — slash added. Same Dakota 6856 crash near Bizana as Siebrits F.K. PN 32949, Heyns A.J.A. PN 30708, Meise L.F. PN 31853, Nel D.H. PN 32204 and Serfontein J.E. PN 32887. Graham: crashed and burnt out.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "28 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: P/5459 Air Sergeant Leslie Frederick Meise, 28 Squadron, killed when C-47 Dakota 6856 crashed and burnt out near Bizana, age 42. ROH service number was P5459 — slash added. Same Dakota 6856 crash near Bizana as Siebrits F.K. PN 32949, Heyns A.J.A. PN 30708, Meise L.F. PN 31853, Nel D.H. PN 32204 and Serfontein J.E. PN 32887. Graham: crashed and burnt out.
- 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 2 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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