Identity
Person No.
33584
Old ROH no.
1501
Service No.
72227390BA
Last Name
First Name
Gerhard Nicolaas
Initials
G N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, at Umtali River mouth, in Cessna 185A #712
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,836
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Of Tinley Manor beach
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "19 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 9 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
1501 van rooyen g.n. killed in bosbok aircraft accident tinley manor beach. Unknown
Dedications 1
GERHARD WAS MY COUSIN AND A GREAT FRIEND. WE HAD GREAT TIMES TOGETHER IN MATATIELE, AND AT THE SAAF DORM- THE GORDONS HOTEL. ON 14 JULY 2003 IT WILL BE 27 YEARS SINCE THEIR PLANE CRASHED AT TINLEY MANOR BEACH ON THE NATAL NORTH COAST. HE WAS LAID TO REST AT STELLAWOOD CEMETRY IN DURBAN. GERHARD RUS IN VREDE OU NEEF.