Identity
Person No.
29527
Old ROH no.
130
Service No.
AS/16972
Last Name
First Name
Abraham Lodewikus
Initials
A L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of skull fracture, received in Military Vehicle Accident, at Voortrekkerhoogte, vehicle rolled
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. W. E. Botha. Born Krugersdorp, Transvaal. He was unmarried. He resided at Mitchas Street, Carltonville
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AS/16972 Signaller Abraham Lodewicus Botha, 8 Signal Group, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 20. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 8 Signals.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AS/16972 Signaller Abraham Lodewicus Botha, 8 Signal Group, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 20. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 8 Signals.
- 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 82-84 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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