Identity
Person No.
29956
Service No.
76362060BG
Last Name
First Name
Jan Mathys
Initials
J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,660
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received in private vehicle accident, at HF Verwoerd Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
AFB Waterkloof 29
Formerly
AFS Waterkloof
(1950-01-01)
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. J. M. de Beer, of Johannesburg.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Air Force". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026: AFB Waterkloof (was 1 Maintenance Unit); PMVA then H.F. Verwoerd Hospital.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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