Son of Colonel Deneys Reitz. ref. 85 years of SAAF
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 1 of 143: lists a "Reitz L.M.D., 4 Squadron SAAF, 1952-09-02" — possible match for this record (same squadron, same week — 1952-09-03; ROH initials C M D) but initials do not match well enough to merge; no ServiceNo given to confirm. Left unmerged.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit, Last Post, 1 Sep 2026 gives Lt C.M.D. Reitz's date of death as 1 Sep 1952 -- the same day as De Jongh (PersonNumber 29978), his mid-air collision partner. CONFLICT: ROH's stored DateDeath is 1952-09-03, two days later, which is hard to reconcile with a shared mid-air collision. Not changed pending a source that resolves it -- flagged for manual review.
Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP): Lt Claude Michael Deneys Reitz, 4 Sqdn SAAF, AT-6 Harvard #7120 mid-air with #7033 near Barberton — Sandham lists under 3 Sep 1952 (age 29; 1952/09/03 on headstone) but flags Incorrect Date: saairforce.co.za attrition summaries give Date=1 Sep 1952 for serial 7120 (same accident as Capt Robert Edmund de Jongh 29978, already DateDeath 1952-09-01). CONFLICT: ROH/SAWGP/headstone 1952-09-03 vs attrition + Graham 1 Sep 2026 Last Post 1952-09-01. DateDeath left 1952-09-03 pending a source that resolves both pilots to one calendar day.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "4 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
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Mike Sandham
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Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP): Lt Claude Michael Deneys Reitz, 4 Sqdn SAAF, AT-6 Harvard #7120 mid-air with #7033 near Barberton — Sandham lists under 3 Sep 1952 (age 29; 1952/09/03 on headstone) but flags Incorrect Date: saairforce.co.za attrition summaries give Date=1 Sep 1952 for serial 7120 (same accident as Capt Robert Edmund de Jongh 29978, already DateDeath 1952-09-01). CONFLICT: ROH/SAWGP/headstone 1952-09-03 vs attrition + Graham 1 Sep 2026 Last Post 1952-09-01. DateDeath left 1952-09-03 pending a source that resolves both pilots to one calendar day.
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South African War Graves Project
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SAWGP #32659 Claude Michael Deneys Reitz.
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 1 of 143: possible match, see ExtraCitation.
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