Identity
Person No.
29584
Old ROH no.
148
Service No.
76470889BG
Last Name
First Name
Gary
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, killed instantly after being struck by lightning during a training exercise, at Sabie
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
2 Signals Regiment 16
Later renamed
2 Signal Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Signals
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
South African Corps of Signals established 1923; 2 Signal Regiment listed under "Regular" (alongside 1, 3, 4, 5 Signal Regt), with 6 Signal Regt as the Reserve unit. Exact formation date for 2 Signal Regiment itself not given in the source.
Notes
Son of Mr. R. G. Bresler, of Cape Town
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Signals Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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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 20 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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