Identity
Person No.
29414
Old ROH no.
79
Service No.
65415408BT
Last Name
First Name
Leon William
Initials
L W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,626
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Peddie District
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unknown
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. Bessinger
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 20 Aug 2026: 65415408BT Trooper Leon William Bessinger, Prince Alfred’s Guard, killed in a military vehicle accident near Peddie in the Eastern Cape, age 26. Names, service number, date, age, and MVA-at-Peddie cause already matched.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 20 Aug 2026: 65415408BT Trooper Leon William Bessinger, Prince Alfred’s Guard, MVA near Peddie, Eastern Cape, age 26.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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.
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