Identity
Person No.
32004
Old ROH no.
988
Service No.
24031
Last Name
First Name
Henry George
Initials
H G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, at Terrace Bay, South West Africa, in Alouette III #65. They were allocated call sign "SAP 4" and tasked to assist the SAP Sgt Olivier whose vehicle was giving trouble while on patrol near the Cunene River. Together with Lt T Winterbach, SAP member Cst DJA Brand and two officials from the Consolidated Diamond Mines, PJ Holmes and D Bernhardt, they took off to look for Sgt Olivier. As the banked over the sea to turn northwards, the helicopter hit the sea and broke apart. There were no survivors and his body was not recovered
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
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
Son of Warrant Officer Morton. Commemoration plaque at Swakopmund Police Station
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "17 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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 5 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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