Identity
Person No.
32974
Old ROH no.
1303
Service No.
72362379PE
Last Name
First Name
Roy Frederick
Initials
R F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Petty Officer
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,290
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died in the crash of the SAS President Kruger into the SAS Tafelberg
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
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Husband of Mrs. P. S. Skeates
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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samilhistory.com
samilhistory.com Remembrance / Peter Dickens SAS President Kruger honour roll
Stories 2
So sad the way no-one even knows about this dedication page, never met Roy , was too young, would have liked to though, have heard all the stories though! Nick Skeates ( Nephew)
In the early hours of Thursday 18 February 1982, SAS President Kruger , oldest of the three Type 12 Frigates of the South African Navy, collided with the replenishment vessel, SAS Tafelberg . Both ships were severely damaged but TAFELBERG returned safely to Simon?s Town. President Kruger sank approximately two hours after the collision when efforts to keep her afloat failed. 14 men from Mess 12, Chief Petty Officers
Dedications 1
So sad the way no-one even knows about this dedication page, never met Roy , was too young, would have liked to though, have heard all the stories though! Nick Skeates (Nephew)