Identity
Person No.
29263
Old ROH no.
22
Service No.
89072623CK
Last Name
First Name
Derio
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, at Citrusdal, received in military vehicle accident 7-September
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Grandson of Mrs. S. Green, of Steibueul St., Groensdal, Franshoek
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 9 Sep 2026 / Bushwar Books Lest We Forget 9 September (https://www.warbooks.co.za/posts/lest-we-forget-9-september/ 89072623CK Rifleman Derio Arendse, 2nd Battalion South African Cape Corps, critically injured in a military vehicle accident on 07 September 1990 and succumbed to his injuries in hospital on 09 September 1990, age 26. Matches this record (stored Unit "2 SA Cape Corps"; CauseDeath already has the 7 Sep accident and Citrusdal, which Graham/Bushwar do not name). Bushwar omits only the word "sadly".
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
open source ↗
Lest We Forget 9 September
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 9 Sep 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 111-113 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
09 Sep 1990: 89072623CK Rifleman Derio Arendse from the 2nd Battalion South African Cape Corps was critically injured in a military vehicle accident on 07 September 1990 and succumbed to his injuries in hospital on 09 September 1990. He was 26.
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