Identity
Person No.
29596
Old ROH no.
154
Service No.
80400898BG
Last Name
First Name
Gustav
Initials
G
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 in Military Vehicle Accident, armour car rolled and fell on him
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Part of
Same lineage as the Special Service Battalion (OrgEntityID 5278, pass 1) -- "1 Special Service Battalion" is the specific numbered battalion within that Permanent Force unit.
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. F. Brink
Research notes
Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Kuilsrivier CemeteryA3.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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MIBISA Volume One – Western Cape
open source ↗
Kuilsrivier CemeteryA3
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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 101 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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