Identity
Person No.
29566
Old ROH no.
143
Service No.
89516082BG
Last Name
First Name
David John
Initials
D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
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
Unit History
Part of
SADF Commando System
category
Notes
Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. G. Boyd of Pretoria.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Oct 2024: 89516082BG Lance Corporal David John Boyd, Group 36, killed in a military vehicle accident at Ladybrand, age 19. ROH unit was RAF Innsworth (regiment already Group 36).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Oct 2024: 89516082BG Lance Corporal David John Boyd, Group 36, killed in a military vehicle accident at Ladybrand, age 19. ROH unit was RAF Innsworth (regiment already Group 36).
- 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 111-113 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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