Correspondence
Correspondence and SAWGP research notes
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Unit | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29277 | Atkins | Shaun Patrick | S P | Rifleman | 1985-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions: 79350401BG Rfn Shaun Patrick Atkins, 6 SAI, Buffel overturn Grahamstown with Orlando De Portugal Goncalves (30491). Sandham: 3 September 1985 on grave headstone; War in Angola unit profile Date of Death=1985/09/03; Lys van Weermaglede ((Sterf = 09 03 85)) previously stored as 1985-03-09. DateDeath corrected 1985-03-09 → 1985-09-03. CONFLICT noted: Lys DD-MM-YY reading still supports 9 Mar 1985 — headstone + WIA preferred per Sandham. | |
| 49644 | Austin | Frank Francis Hermanus | F F H | Pioneer | South African European Auxiliary Services | 1952-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP #33423): Pioneer Frank Francis Hermanus Austin, Auxiliary Services, SADF, died of broncho pneumonia on the Premier Mine road near Eerste Fabriek, Pretoria, 3 Sep 1952, age 51. DateBirth 1900-10-30. New ROH record. (SAWGP id 33423 is a different person in this ROH — Van Der Walt — so a new PersonNumber was allocated.) |
| 29375 | Beech | Robert Trevor | R T | Sergeant | 44 Parachute Regiment | 1982-08-18 | OMISSIONS 18 Aug 2026: same Op Drama ambush as Private Khiwa PN 48604 (TRC fourth casualty / Fireforce survival claim). |
| 29385 | Bekker | Frederick Marthinus | F M | Captain | 1951-07-23 | Mike Sandham 15 Aug 2026: 2Lt M.I.B. Halley (same 23 Jul 1951 mission) now PN 43410; died Durban 15 Aug 1954 after POW repatriation. | |
| 29413 | Berry | Peter David | P D | Staff Sergeant | 1982-08-18 | OMISSIONS 18 Aug 2026: same Op Drama ambush as Private Khiwa PN 48604 (TRC fourth casualty / Fireforce survival claim). | |
| 49268 | Beukes | H | H | Rifleman | 1979-08-28 | Mike Sandham 28 Aug 2026 omissions mail, citing warinangola.com Roll of Honour Member Dedications | |
| 29427 | Beytell | Jardine John | J J | Air Mechanic | 1949-08-15 | Mike Sandham 15 Aug 2026 / SAWGP: Ventura #6526 with Napier, 8 Mile Post. | |
| 29459 | Blankenberg | Michael Paul | M P | Corporal | Group 39 | 1992-08-01 | Mike Sandham: second Group 39 H.Q. casualty in same shooting incident remains unnamed (unable to determine name). |
| 49274 | Borchers | Rolf | R | Captain | 1983-09-01 | Mike Sandham 1 Sep 2026 omissions: No SAWGP. Capt Rolf Borchers (40) and Capt John Charles Matthews (23), 104 Air Commando Squadron — Bellanca Citabria wing failure from poor technical wing repair, plunged 900 m during Commando Pilot training at Baltimore airstrip. Source: OUD SOLDATE KLUB / Jaco Steenberg FB 1 Sep 2025 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/103050219739175/posts/24839393729011481/]. Confirms Graham 1 Sep 2026 record. | |
| 34138 | Bosch | Jacobus Phillippus | J P | Sergeant | South African Police | 1970-08-12 | Mike Sandham 2026-08-12 / SAWGP. First name corrected (was Johan Louis; initials J P). · Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: Bushwar Books and @thyphoidjack still list Sgt Johannes Petrus Bosch SAP drowned Rhodesia age 27. ROH retains SAWGP Jacobus Phillippus age 38 / Zambezi crocodile / 72 Dist. |
| 48836 | Buckle | Derick | Captain | 1988-08-24 | Mike Sandham 24 Aug 2026 omissions: confirms Regiment De la Rey private MVA Virginia, age 26, with wife Heila Theresia Buckle (nee Greyling). | ||
| 49642 | Calitz | Phillippus Rudolph | P R | Pioneer | South African European Auxiliary Services | 1964-09-02 | Mike Sandham 2 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP #42774): Pioneer Phillippus Rudolph Calitz, Auxiliary Services, SADF, died of cardiac failure at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital, 2 Sep 1964, age 68. DateBirth 1895-11-12. Husband of Francina Petronella Calitz (nee Dauth), of 27 Air School, Bloemspruit, Bloemfontein; 11 children. New ROH record. (SAWGP id 42774 is a different person in this ROH — Coetzee — so a new PersonNumber was allocated.) |
| 29747 | Citha | N A | Sergeant | Ciskei Defence Force | 1991-08-20 | OMISSIONS 20 Aug 2026: Sgt N A Citha, Ciskei Para Bn, Fish River drowning 20 Aug 1991. SN 05188099 and Cilliers AddInfo/FirstName Tom cleared. SANDF 1998 had 1991-01-01. | |
| 48610 | Combrink | Sybrand Lukas Jacobus | S L J | Corporal | South African Commandos | 1978-08-21 | Mike Sandham 21 Aug 2026 omissions: 67309245KT Cpl Sybrand Lukas Jacobus Combrink, Witbank Commando, diabetes (suspected), Witbank Hospital, age 26. SAWGP 40101. |
| 49276 | De Beer | Pieter Jacobus | P J | Flight Sergeant | 1989-09-01 | Mike Sandham 1 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP): 73462293PE Flight Sergeant Pieter Jacobus de Beer, AFS Snake Valley, SAAF, private motorcycle accident on the bridge crossing the freeway near Snake Valley AFS, age 32. Confirms Graham 1 Sep 2026 (Graham: N1 bridge near Tek Base — same area). | |
| 29978 | De Jongh | Robert Edmund | R E | Captain | 1952-09-01 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions: notes same mid-air collision as Lt C.M.D. Reitz (32659) Harvard #7120 / #7033 near Barberton; Reitz date conflict (attrition 1 Sep vs headstone/SAWGP 3 Sep) — this record already DateDeath 1952-09-01. | |
| 39755 | De Portugal | Orlando | O | Rifleman | 1985-03-09 | DUPLICATE of PersonNumber 30491 (Goncalves, Orlando De Portugal, 82532581BG, DateDeath 1985-09-03). Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions: same Buffel accident Grahamstown; Sandham mistyped this duplicate as Person #39775. SN already cleared 25 Aug 2026 onto 30491. Record retained for audit — do not treat as a second casualty. | |
| 49645 | Dickie | Clive Michael | C M | Private | South African Medical Corps | 1978-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP #42592): 75549311BG Private Clive Michael Dickie, SAMS Training Centre / South African Medical Corps, died in private motorbike accident in Durban (off duty), 3 Sep 1978, age 19. DateBirth 1959-07-10. New ROH record. (SAWGP id 42592 is a different person in this ROH — Serathi — so a new PersonNumber was allocated.) |
| 30078 | Dippenaar | Cecil Rhodes | C R | Rifleman | 1984-04-17 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: confirmed existing ROH record (name, SN, date, cause, age all match); noted an alternate "anti-personnel mine" detail and the resolved Diribi Service No cross-contamination. | |
| 30079 | Diribi | Chekok | C | Corporal | 1981-08-23 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: identified and corrected a data-entry error where this record had inherited Dippenaar, Cecil Rhodes's (PersonNumber 30078) Service No, age, and cause-of-death narrative. | |
| 30123 | Du Plessis | Barend Phillippus Hendrikis | B P H | Corporal | 1978-08-04 | Mike Sandham 2026-08-04: Unit retained as TS Training Centre (as recorded). Cleared wrong LG Sup 31 Jul 1945 Citation (Lt de Jongh WWII, unrelated). | |
| 30254 | Erasmus | Andre Hercoll | A H | Lance Corporal | 1986-08-16 | OMISSIONS 16 Aug 2026: SAWGP unknown cause at Ruacana; Bush War Books KIA shrapnel stand-off. War in Angola: 1 SSB, Ruacana rocketed. | |
| 41554 | Fouche | Hermanus Johannes | H J | Staff Sergeant | South African Army | 1961-08-23 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: cross-referenced ROH vs SAWGP dates/units for this record, and separately flagged the shared Service No P/21084 with Joubert, Cornelius Johannes (PersonNumber 41537) — both already correctly recorded at two different Thaba Tshwane cemeteries. |
| 48603 | Friend | Alfred Alexander | A A | Major | Eastern Province Command | 1978-08-18 | OMISSIONS 18 Aug 2026: 01556281PE Maj Alfred Alexander Friend, EP Command, respiratory failure, PE Provincial Hospital, age 60. Credits SAWGP (no details.php id). |
| 30491 | Goncalves | Orlando De Portugal | O D P | Rifleman | 1985-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP / War in Angola): 82532581BG Rfn Orlando De Portugal Goncalves, 6 SAI, Buffel accident Grahamstown, DateDeath 1985-09-03 confirmed. Duplicate sparse record PersonNumber 39755 (Orlando De Portugal, formerly same SN, DateDeath 1985-03-09) is the same person — Sandham mistyped that duplicate as #39775. | |
| 30506 | Gould | Philip Nat | P N | Private | 1985-02-22 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: confirmed owner of 82341652BG (was also on Gouws PN 30507). | |
| 30507 | Gouws | Andrew | A | Major | 2003-08-14 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: duplication with Gould 82341652BG PN 30506. Forename/DOB from Google AI via Mike — no SAWGP force number. | |
| 43410 | Halley | M I B | Second Lieutenant | 1954-08-15 | Mike Sandham 15 Aug 2026: SAAFA RoH / SAWGP Bekker narrative. No force number. | ||
| 43400 | Harris | Lucien | L | Air Mechanic | 1949-08-13 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026 / SAWGP. | |
| 41494 | Heyns | Petrus Johannes | P J | Corporal | 8 South African Infantry Battalion | 1977-09-01 | Mike Sandham 1 Sep 2026 omissions query (Date of Birth, Regiment, Grave Reference, Attached To?) answered from SAWGP #41494: DateBirth 1955-08-18; home unit 8 South African Infantry Battalion (Permanent Force Instructor) — cleared polluted Regiment "Military Labour Corps"; SAWGP has no Grave Reference (cleared erroneous "Native Section."); Infantry School was a course he was attending while on leave, not an attachment posting — no PersonUnitAttachment row. |
| 43401 | Hidengwa | H | Special Constable | South West African Police | 1982-08-14 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: Koevoet Wall of Remembrance / War in Angola unit profile. No force number given. | |
| 42217 | Hutchinson | James William | J W | Air Mechanic | 1949-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP #42217): P/13076 Air Mechanic James William Hutchinson, AFS Waterkloof, SAAF, died of wounds (gunshot) at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital, 3 Sep 1949, age 32. Foul play not suspected. New ROH record. | |
| 48588 | Jefferys | S F | Private | 1979-08-17 | OMISSIONS 17 Aug 2026: 74338583BG Pte S F Jefferys, SADF, pneumonia, Specialized Lung Unit, HF Verwoerd Hospital. | ||
| 41537 | Joubert | Cornelius Johannes | C J | Sergeant | 1963-11-17 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: confirmed existing ROH record, added the grave-headstone detail. | |
| 48721 | Kalimbulula | V W | Rifleman | South West African Territory Force | 1981-08-24 | Mike Sandham 24 Aug 2026 omissions: 701 Battalion SWATF, KIA contact SWAPO/Plan North of Nkongo. No SAWGP. | |
| 48604 | Khiwa | Rifleman | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1982-08-18 | OMISSIONS 18 Aug 2026: no SAWGP. TRC: Private Khiwa, fourth Op Drama casualty, SADF never admitted. Fireforce: Khiwa Sibanda survived and later testified. Name left Khiwa. | ||
| 48584 | Knight | Renier Gerhardus | R G | Corporal | 1950-08-17 | OMISSIONS 17 Aug 2026: P/8591, 1 Air Depot, colon cancer, Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital, age 39. | |
| 31137 | Kotze | Albert Johan | A J | Corporal | 1985-08-10 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: Bushwar Books 81093804BG; War in Angola SWATF RoH 81095804BG. ROH keeps 81095804BG. | |
| 31144 | Kotze | H J J | Sergeant | South African Army | 1998-01-01 | Mike Sandham 2026-08-11. Duplication of info with PN 31145 resolved. | |
| 31145 | Kotze | J | Rifleman | 1979-08-11 | Mike Sandham 2026-08-11. Duplication of info with PN 31144 resolved. | ||
| 31152 | Kretzman | Lawrence Dennis | L D | Rifleman | South African Commandos | 1987-08-24 | Mike Sandham 24 Aug 2026 omissions: Query Date, Cause? SAWGP 1987-08-24 age 29 left vs 1977-11-28 Unimog Oshakati age 19. |
| 31251 | Layita | M C | Lance Corporal | Ciskei Defence Force | 1991-08-20 | OMISSIONS 20 Aug 2026: L/Cpl M C Layita, Ciskei Para Bn, Fish River drowning 20 Aug 1991. FirstName Diedre / Luitingh AddInfo / SN 79697900 cleared. SANDF 1998 had 1991-01-01. | |
| 48748 | Lilungwe | Frans | F | Rifleman | South African Infantry Corps | 1979-11-06 | Email compiling South Africa War Graves Project advanced search (17 Jan 1949-17 Feb 2017) results plus warinangola.com Unit Profile cross-references; confirms age 23. |
| 48622 | Lombard | Marthinus Jacobus | M J | Rifleman | 1987-08-22 | OMISSIONS 22 Aug 2026: Rfn Marthinus Jacobus Lombard, Infantry School, struck by mini-bus taxi while changing a tyre en route to a karate tournament, died Universitas Hospital Bloemfontein, age 19. New ROH record. | |
| 31376 | Loock | Marlise | M | Airman (Miss) | 1989-07-23 | Mike Sandham (email): flagged name/info discrepancy — ROH had FirstName Vincent; SAWGP: Marlise Loock, Airman (Miss), 88761622PE, Northern Air Defence Sector Devon, DOB 1971-05-20 age 18, Heatherdale Cemetery. Corrected 2026-07-22. | |
| 48606 | Lowden | William | W | Sergeant | 1978-08-20 | OMISSIONS 20 Aug 2026: 05130166PR Sgt William Lowden, Fitter, AFB Ysterplaat, cancer, 2 Military Hospital Wynberg, age 62. New ROH record. | |
| 49278 | Ludick | Siegfried Bennitto | S B | Gunner | 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment | 1978-09-01 | Mike Sandham 1 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP): 76335439BG Gunner Siegfried Bennitto Ludick, 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment, SAA, private vehicle accident at Beaufort West, off duty, age 18. Confirms Graham 1 Sep 2026 record (Graham: weekend pass). |
| 31439 | Lushaba | Blessing Sbusiso | B S | Gunner | 1998-08-10 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: SAWGP details.php?id=31439 confirms age 23. | |
| 35467 | Luthuli | B C | Inspector | South African Police | 1997-09-07 | Mike Sandham 2026-08-06. SAWGP details.php?id=35467. Cleared LG Sup 22 Aug 1918 Citation pollution. | |
| 35468 | Luthuli | N V | Constable | South African Police | 1999-06-02 | Mike Sandham 2026-08-06. SAWGP details.php?id=35468. Cleared LG Sup 22 Aug 1918 Citation pollution. |