Identity
Person No.
32817
Old ROH no.
1262
Service No.
PX23859
Last Name
First Name
Lourens Benjamin
Initials
L B
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, near Louis Trichardt, in Canadair CL13B Sabre #360. Suspected bird strike, the pilot did not eject
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. C. E. Schlesinger, of Louis Trichardt. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "1 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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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