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Identity
Person No.
32799
Old ROH no.
1253
Service No.
69533016BT
Last Name
First Name
Paul Christopher
Initials
P C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, crashed near Delmas, in AT-6 Harvard #7412
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Navy
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1977 Air Force. Right column. 2nd name from the top (Sarbutt P.C.)
Notes

Son of Mr. V. C. Sarbutt

Research notes

SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1977 SAA (Kruger–Maquinda, Walker–Wilters) to 1978 SAA (Amorim–Cassamano, Hunter–Mandunga)". 1977 Air Force. Right column. 2nd name from the top (Sarbutt P.C.).
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 20 Aug 2026: 69533016BT 2/Lieutenant Paul Christopher Sarbutt, 40 Squadron, killed in the same AT-6 Harvard 7412 crash near Delmas (spin; pilot unable to recover), age 24. Same aircraft as Capt Keith Neil Smith. Names, number, date, age, and Harvard 7412 already matched.
5 Sep 2026: Unit "40 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.

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