Identity
Person No.
29605
Service No.
89747851PE
Last Name
First Name
Martha Catharina Cornelia
Initials
M C C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Three Sisters, near Beaufort West while returning from a netball tournament in Cape Town
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
452 Parachute Battalion
Defence Force
SANDF 1,019
South African National 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
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Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Same 1972 Special Forces lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando / 5 Special Forces Regiment (see pass 2) -- a standing Permanent Force branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes
Daughter of Mr. J. J. Brits
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit, Last Post, 28 Aug 2026 gives Cpl M.C.C. Brits's unit as '452 Parachute Battalion' -- more specific than ROH's prior '45 Parachute Brigade' (the parent formation). Unit updated to the more specific designation; Regiment 'South African Special Forces' unchanged. Same incident as S/Sgt M.F.A. Van Heerden (PersonNumber 48994).
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