Identity
Person No.
33112
Old ROH no.
1349
Service No.
07228794E
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Christoffel
Initials
J C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Helicopter Accident, accidentally killed when their Alouette III Helicopter #59, struck High Tension cables and crashed 3 miles north of Verulam while transporting three civilian members from the Department of Water Affairs
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Notes
Son of Mr. Steyn
Research notes
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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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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.
Stories 1
28055 Cpl. D Bayliffe, died 31st December 1941, killed in action at Bardia. Buried in the Halfaya-Sollum cemetery.
Dedications
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