Identity
Person No.
29376
Old ROH no.
61
Service No.
88202551BG
Last Name
First Name
Warren Ralph
Initials
W R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at Voortrekkerhoogte. He fell from fire tower during rescue drills when his safety shackle failed
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Fire Station
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Mrs. E. Beech, of Mondeor, Johannesburg
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Sep 2026: 88202551BG Private Warren Ralph Beech, 1 Military Town Management Fire Department, harness safety shackle failed causing a fall from a fire tower during fire practice drills at Voortrekkerhoogte, age 19. Exact match. Not on Bushwar same-day post.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 13 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), page 23 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
13 Sep 1990: 88202551BG Private Warren Ralph Beech from 1 Military Town Management Fire Department was accidentally killed when he fell from a fire tower at Voortrekkerhoogte during fire practice drills after his safety shackle failed. He was 19.
Dedications
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