Identity
Person No.
29660
Service No.
68366228PE
Last Name
First Name
Hugo Johan Jacobus
Initials
H J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,203
Drowned
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at East London, drowned after boat in which he was traveling during beach landing exercises, capsized near Stoney Point
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. J. G. H. Bus
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Navy". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Aug 2026: SAS Kimberley (cleared 85 Combat Flying School).
- 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 16 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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