Identity
Person No.
33803
Old ROH no.
1633
Service No.
65533705E
Last Name
First Name
George Henry
Initials
G H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, Hawker Siddeley HS125 Mercurious #03, flew into Devils Peak, Cape Town, whilst taking part in a rehearsal for the 1971 Republic Day celebrations
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
3 Group
Defence Force
SADF 3,838
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Brig. and Mrs. H. S. Wasserman. ref. 85 years of SAAF
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "21 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 7 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories
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Dedications 1
George was a Instrument Technician apprentice at the time of his death. A very quiet, soft spoken but highly intelligent guy.