Identity
Person No.
29612
Old ROH no.
164
Service No.
81196859BG
Last Name
First Name
Robert Allan
Initials
R A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 545
Shot
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, at Windhoek Hospital, received in shooting incident at Swartkoppe Shooting Range, during training
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
452 Parachute Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
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
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Broekmeyer
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "11 12 85" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (81196859BG) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1985-11-12). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
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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), pages 129-131 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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