Identity
Person No.
29507
Old ROH no.
117
Service No.
74595992BC
Last Name
First Name
Michael Robert
Initials
M R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, on Pietersburg Highway, while on duty
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
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 Mr. & Mrs. R. R. Borthwick, of Randfontein.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 74595992BC Lieutenant Michael Robert Borthwick, Personnel Services Corps, killed in a military vehicle accident on the Pietersburg Highway, age 27. ROH unit is NW Command Workshop (regiment already Personnel Services Corps).
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Personnel Services Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 74595992BC Lieutenant Michael Robert Borthwick, Personnel Services Corps, killed in a military vehicle accident on the Pietersburg Highway, age 27. ROH unit is NW Command Workshop (regiment already Personnel Services Corps).
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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), page 102 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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