Identity
Person No.
39232
Service No.
SS100
Last Name
First Name
Walter
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Aircraft Accident, in Vampire FB9 #RRAF 110, 20 miles south of New Sarum AFB
Military Service
Rank
Pilot Officer
Regiment
Royal Rhodesian Air Force 13
Later renamed
Rhodesian Air Force
(1970)
Unit
Secondary Unit
3 Commando, 11 Troop
Defence Force
UK 4,066
British forces
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
ref. "Pride of Eagles" - History of the Rhodesian Air Force 1920 - 1980 by B. Salt
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: SS/100 Pilot Officer Walter Garret, 2 Squadron Royal Rhodesian Air Force, Vampire FB9 RRAF 110 crashed 20 miles south of New Sarum, age 21. ROH ServiceNo SS100, Initials W, age 25 left (SN-era).
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: SS/100 Pilot Officer Walter Garret, 2 Sqn RRAF, Vampire FB9 RRAF 110, 20 miles south of New Sarum, age 21. ROH age 25 left.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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