Identity
Person No.
29470
Old ROH no.
103
Service No.
71323208PE
Last Name
First Name
Andries Johannes
Initials
A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
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
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
School of Infantry 53
Later renamed
Infantry School
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mrs. C. J. Blom, of Bloemfontein.
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
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.
Stories 1
Dries 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, Dries was thrown out from the crew hatch and landed under the Ratel when the Ratel landed on it's roof. Another member of our squad, Cpl JEF Ashpole also died in this accident. RIP, good friend.
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