Identity
Person No.
33591
Service No.
P1/9018
Last Name
First Name
George Arthur
Initials
G A
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 Aircraft Accident, collided with Tiger Moth ZS-AKS near Voortrekkerhoogte, in Avro 621 Tutor #728
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Pupil Pilot
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Frederick and Anna Magaretha van Rij, of Parkview, Johannesburg. Born Johannesburg. A civil servant. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
Data correction 23 Aug 2026: Unit2 previously read "attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group", flagged by John Dovey as chronologically impossible since 61 Mechanised Battalion Group was not formed until 1978/1979, well after this person's death. Cross-checked against the 61 Mech Veterans Association official Roll of Honour (61mech.org.za/index.php/roll-of-honour) and found no matching entry on either roll tab. Value cleared as a data-entry error; primary Unit/UnitID left as recorded.
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