Identity
Person No.
29496
Old ROH no.
112
Service No.
78531340BG
Last Name
First Name
Christoffel
Initials
C
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, near Mpacha (Sector 70) when the Unimog in which he was traveling overturned
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Same 1972 Special Forces lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando / 5 Special Forces Regiment (see pass 2) -- a standing Permanent Force branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes
Son of Mr. B. F. Booysen
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
-
The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 100 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories
No stories have been added yet.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.