Philip Michael Dietlof Mare (1955 - 1976)

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Biography

Philip Michael Dietlof Mare Died in Military Service during South African Bush War 26 August 1966 - 15 January 1990.

LEST WE FORGET

Philip Michael Dietlof Mare is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Philip Michael Dietlof Mare ^{[1] [2]}

Event Date: 7 September 1955 ^{[1] [2]}

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Father's Name: Dr S. S. Mare ^[2]

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Military Info

Force number: 71358170PE ^[2]

Rank: Second Lieutenant ^[2]

Surname: Mare ^[2]

Names: Philip Michael Dietlof ^[2]

Regiment: South African Air Force ^[2]

Unit: 6 Sqdn ^[2]

Cemetery: Transvaal, Pretoria, Voortrekkerhoogte cemetery^[1]

Date of death: 1 June 1976 ^[2]

Death

Event Date: 1 June 1976 ^{[1] [2]}

Age: 22 years ^[2]

Cause of death: Died in aircraft accident, on a flight out of Port Elizabeth. The canopy hinge of his Impala broke resulting in the locking mechanism impacting his helmet and either rendering him unconscious or killing him instantly. This occurred at approx. 11,000 AGL and terminated in an almost vertical impact with the ground on the farm "Welgevonden", between Steytlerville and Uitenhage, in Atlas MB326M Impala Mk I #465. ^[2]

Grave

Event Place: Thaba Tswane (New) Military Cemetery ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Grave of Philip Michael Dietlof Mare Gravestones in South Africa: Seen and entered Jun 3 2022 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Grave of Philip Michael Dietlof Mare Seen and entered June 3, 2022 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz