Identity
Person No.
32886
Service No.
P/14152
Last Name
First Name
Etienne Johannes
Initials
E J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, ditched in Table Bay, in Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V #6507
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
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Notes
Son of Mr. E. Serfontein, of Malvern, Johannesburg. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: P/14152 Air Corporal Etienne Johannes Serfontein, 17 Squadron, Reported Missing when Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V 6507 crashed into Table Bay, no known grave, age 20. Same Ventura 6507 as Reinecke V. PN 32658 and Von Broembsen C.N. PN 33770. Service number normalised to P/14152. Unit2 was Army — set to Air Force.
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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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: P/14152 Air Corporal Etienne Johannes Serfontein from 17 Squadron was Reported Missing when their Lockheed PV-1 Ventura Mk V 6507 crashed into Table Bay. He was 20. Same aircraft as Reinecke V. PN 32658 and Von Broembsen C.N. PN 33770.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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