Son of Frederick and Anna Magaretha van Rij, of Parkview, Johannesburg. Civil servant. Buried Johannesburg (Braamfontein) Cemetery, grave D.R. 24169.
Data correction 23 Aug 2026: Unit2 previously read "attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group", flagged by John Dovey as chronologically impossible since 61 Mechanised Battalion Group was not formed until 1978/1979, well after this person's death. Cross-checked against the 61 Mech Veterans Association official Roll of Honour (61mech.org.za/index.php/roll-of-honour) and found no matching entry on either roll tab. Value cleared as a data-entry error; primary Unit/UnitID left as recorded.
6 Oct 2026: Graham du Toit Last Post 5 Oct 2026 and Bushwar Books name this pupil pilot "Gerhardus Albertus van Ry", age 19, with no service number. SAWGP (details.php?id=33591) gives George Arthur van Ry, Pupil Pilot, P1/9018, born 7 Jul 1914, age 24, same crash. This record is confirmed as the SAWGP man; Graham/Bushwar name and age conflict NOT applied, flagged. A duplicate created from Graham's post was removed 6 Oct 2026.
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