Identity
Person No.
31860
Old ROH no.
946
Service No.
V/2124
Last Name
First Name
Robert Henry
Initials
R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, gunshot wound accidentally sustained while stationed at Voortrekkerhoogte
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"D" Squadron
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
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
Notes
Next of kin, Mrs. G. M. Mentis. ref. 85 years of SAAF. Reportedly cremated at Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Crematorium
Research notes
Unit was contaminated with an unrelated Army/Navy unit -- same "85 years of SAAF" batch-import bug as the 32 infantry/artillery/commando cases fixed 28 Aug 2026. Cleared rather than guessed at a correct Unit.
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), pages 123-124 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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