Identity
Person No.
33814
Old ROH no.
1636
Service No.
07467392PE
Last Name
First Name
Donald
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
43
Military Service
Rank
Chief Petty Officer
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died in the crash of the SAS President Kruger into the SAS Tafelberg
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Notes
Next of kin, Mr. Liebenberg
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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samilhistory.com
samilhistory.com Remembrance / Peter Dickens SAS President Kruger honour roll
Stories 1
In the early hours of Thursday 18 February 1982, SAS President Kruger , oldest of the three Type 12 Frigates of the South African Navy, collided with the replenishment vessel, SAS Tafelberg . Both ships were severely damaged but TAFELBERG returned safely to Simon?s Town. President Kruger sank approximately two hours after the collision when efforts to keep her afloat failed. 14 men from Mess 12, Chief Petty Officers
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