Identity
Person No.
32737
Service No.
P/6859
Last Name
First Name
Gordon Charles
Initials
J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Candidate Officer
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,738
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Avro Anson #4473, broke up in air while spraying for tsetse flies near Mtubatuba
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1979 Army. Right column. 28th name from the top (Ross J.G.)
Notes
ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1979 Army. Right column. 28th name from the top (Ross J.G.).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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