Identity
Person No.
29272
Old ROH no.
2
Service No.
72272495PE
Last Name
First Name
Joseph Edward Flood
Initials
J E F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Knysna Uniondale Crossroad, while busy with driver training in a Ratel which pulled off the road to let oncoming traffic pass. The vehicle rolled. This was between Knysna and Avontuur
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of S. E. Ashpole, of Koffiefontein
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 85-87 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Jef, as we knew him, died in a Ratel ICV accident while on a practical driving route. The Ratel was on the downhill side of a mountain pass, and had to move over to the far left of the dirt road to allow a fully laden timber vehicle pass. The shoulder of the road gave way under the Ratel and it rolled down hill and landed on it's roof. If memory serves me correctly, Jef was the "gunner" on the vehicle, and was pinned in the hatch, when the Ratel landed on it's roof. Another member of our squad, Cpl Dries Blom also died in this accident. RIP, good friend.
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