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Identity
Person No.
29723
Service No.
87766291
Last Name
Chauzane 1
First Name
Lefu Andries
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1970 (±1 yr) 218
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
30 September 1988 102
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident 255
Died in Freak Accident, near the entrance to 5 Maintenance Unit in Ovamboland, SWA. He climed under his Kwevoel to check on a mechanical problem and when he emerged, he was struck by a passing Buffel. He died of head injuries on the scene
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
54 Battalion 8
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,341
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,847
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
SEBOKENG CEMETERY 1
Grave Reference
Ashes at St Hughs Anglican church GoR, Port Elizabeth (no marker) 1
Unit History
Part of
Other listed units (not nested under a brigade above) › Modular Infantry Battalions under South West Africa Command
Notes

Son of Mr.N.J. Chauzane of Vereeniging.

Research notes


14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added -- database-wide sweep for SADF Border War operational-area deaths within the medal's gazetted window (25 Jun 1976 - 27 Apr 2003), per the warrant's died-before-qualifying-period provision. See PersonAward.Citation for the gazette references.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added earlier today REVERTED -- John obtained the actual Government Gazette (GG 5171/5575); the "died before completing the qualifying period" provision relied on does not exist in the primary text (it was a secondary-source claim). Actual Rule 5 requires (a) combat/enemy-caused incident, (b) a Ministerially-acknowledged operation (clasp), or (c) 55+ continuous/90+ non-continuous days in an operational area -- none of which this record's cause of death clearly demonstrates.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives ServiceNo 8776629BW against this record's 87766291. This record IS the first of a run of 2 consecutive records sharing '87766291', so the stored number is most likely the genuine one and the others are copies of it. Mike's differs; not resolved. Flagged, not changed.

Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
by Graham Du Toit on 30 September 2014 · via source
30 Sep 1988: 8776629BW Rifleman Lefu Andries Chauzane from 54 Battalion SWATF was accidentally killed near the entrance to 5 Maintenance Unit in Owamboland. He had crawled under his Kwevoel to check on a mechanical problem and as he emerged from under the vehicle, he was struck by a passing Buffel Troop Carrier. He died of severe head injuries on the scene. He was 18.
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