Husband of Mrs. E. A. Serfontein, of Pretoria. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: Leading Air Mechanic James Errol Serfontein, 28 Squadron, killed when C-47 Dakota 6856 crashed and burnt out near Bizana, age 22. Graham gave no service number. ROH has P14152 (also on Serfontein E.J. PN 32886, 17 Squadron, 1953 — not cleared). Same Dakota 6856 crash near Bizana as Siebrits F.K. PN 32949, Heyns A.J.A. PN 30708, Meise L.F. PN 31853, Nel D.H. PN 32204 and Serfontein J.E. PN 32887. Graham: crashed and burnt out. | Cleared stolen ServiceNo P14152 (belongs to Serfontein E.J. PN 32886, 17 Squadron Ventura 6507, 1953-08-18; this record is Dakota 6856, 1961-02-10).
5 Sep 2026: Unit "28 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Air Force". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: Leading Air Mechanic James Errol Serfontein, 28 Squadron, killed when C-47 Dakota 6856 crashed and burnt out near Bizana, age 22. Graham gave no service number. ROH has P14152 (also on Serfontein E.J. PN 32886, 17 Squadron, 1953 — not cleared). Same Dakota 6856 crash near Bizana as Siebrits F.K. PN 32949, Heyns A.J.A. PN 30708, Meise L.F. PN 31853, Nel D.H. PN 32204 and Serfontein J.E. PN 32887. Graham: crashed and burnt out.
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 2 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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