Identity
Person No.
32564
Old ROH no.
1165
Service No.
05523584E
Last Name
First Name
Christiaan Hermanus
Initials
C H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, at Windhoek, SWA, in Alouette III #23. Aircraft struck power lines 7Km north of Windhoek and caught alight. Crew and passengers were killed during the subsequent emergency landing
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"D" Squadron
Defence Force
SADF 3,856
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
No additional information known at this time
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 8 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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