Identity
Person No.
6046
Service No.
326162V
Last Name
First Name
Gideon Stephanus
Initials
G S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
AA 1,734
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in Aircraft Accident, engine cut on take off, swung, hit windsock Tortorella, in Martin Baltimore Mk III #FA181
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Flight Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Adriaan Adolf Christiaan and Petronella Hester Magreitha du Piesanie, of Port Elizabeth, Cape Province, South Africa.
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.
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