Identity
Person No.
29600
Old ROH no.
156
Service No.
80532278BT
Last Name
First Name
Russel Joseph
Initials
R J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Mamelodi, while busy with Ops XENON. Buffel Troop Carrier overturned near the railway station; he was not buckled in, was flung out, and a radio that broke loose crushed his chest
Military Service
Branch
Medical Health
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mrs. I. J. Brissett, of Durban.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Apr 2026: 80532278BT Private Russell Joseph Brissett, 1 Medical Battalion Group, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned near the Railway Station in Mamelodi during Operation Xenon; not buckled in, flung out; radio broke loose and crushed his chest, age 23. ROH first name is Russel.
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Apr 2026: 80532278BT Private Russell Joseph Brissett, 1 Medical Battalion Group, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned near the Railway Station in Mamelodi during Operation Xenon; not buckled in, flung out; radio broke loose and crushed his chest, age 23. ROH first name is Russel.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
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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), pages 105-106 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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