Identity
Person No.
29486
Old ROH no.
107
Service No.
63098305PE
Last Name
First Name
James Roland
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, at Klippan (Mafikeng). While standing guard duty, he and another guard were fooling around with their rifles when he was accidentally shot
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Ward of Mrs. V. Nunes, of Mouille Point, Cape Town
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: 63098305E Air Mechanic James Roland Bolzern, 3 Satellite Radar Station, gunshot wound accidentally sustained in a shooting incident at Mafeking, age 24. ROH ServiceNo 63098305PE, age 18, and the Klippan (Mafikeng) fooling-around-with-rifles account left.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
open source ↗
Bushwar Books 21 Aug 2026: confirms Graham's Bolzern entry (3 Satellite Radar Station, gunshot Mafeking, age 24).
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: 63098305E AM James Roland Bolzern, 3 Satellite Radar Station, accidental GSW Mafeking, age 24. ROH 63098305PE age 18 left.
- 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 123-124 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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