In Memory Of

LEITH, ANDREW PATRICK

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 1978-07-14
Service No:
 96717194PW
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 44 Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 2000-04-13
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident, Cessna 185A #729, near border of Mozambique. Lt. Andrew Leith (21) of Lynnwood, Pretoria, was one of 4 people in a Cessna 185 that crashed about 56 kms south of Komatipoort. The flight was a routine border patrol. Capt. Rassie Botes and Sgt. Werner Grobelaar of Kimberley, and Cpl. Lindie Marcus of AFB Hoedspruit were taken to 1 Military Hospital with serious injuries.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 PRETORIA (EAST) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. Leith.