Identity
Person No.
40739
Service No.
68232560PE
Last Name
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
37
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, in 1 Military Hospital after suffering a ruptured esophagus after returning from an air combat training sortie
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Commandant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"A" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,848
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Husband of Rina Vermaak
Research notes
5 Sep 2026: Unit "2 Squadron" (a squadron, SAAF's regiment-equivalent) promoted to Regiment, per John's decision. Corps (South African Air Force) unchanged.
Citations
***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
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), pages 81-82 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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