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Identity
Person No.
30214
Service No.
72000078PE
Last Name
Elefu 1
First Name
Willie
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1965 (±1 yr) 271
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Captain
Regiment
South African Air Force 3,509
Unit
Transkei Defence Force Air Wing 3
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
06 July 1993 121
Cause of Death
Killed in aircraft accident 1,519
Killed in aircraft accident, in CASA 212 Aviocar #TDF-01, crashed at Umtata shortly after take-off for a routine training flight
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

ref. 85 years of SAAF

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #30214

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=30214&pdf=1

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