Identity
Person No.
33468
Service No.
P16448
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Cornelius
Initials
P C
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
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, Piper Cub from the Defence Flying Club in Pretoria crashed in the Pretoria area. The pilot died as a result of the crash or resulting fire which burnt out the aircraft
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
T / Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Instructor Group, "H" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. J. E. J. van der Merwe, of Koffiefontein. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Unit was contaminated with an unrelated Army/Navy unit -- same "85 years of SAAF" batch-import bug as the 32 infantry/artillery/commando cases fixed 28 Aug 2026. Cleared rather than guessed at a correct Unit.
Citations
Unknown
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