Identity
Person No.
33501
Old ROH no.
1460
Service No.
64247240E
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Johannes
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident, Vaal River, in Cessna 185A #725. Aircraft struck HT wires and crashed, near Potchefstroom
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Candidate Officer
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. P. van Deventer, of Danielskuil. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "42 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 6 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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