Identity
Person No.
29858
Service No.
68459957BG
Last Name
First Name
Trevor C
Initials
T C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,626
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Private Vehicle Accident while returning to the unit after a weekend pass. Accident occurred at Howsens Poort, south of Grahamstown
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Cowie, of Port Elizabeth
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Sep 2026 / Bushwar Books Lest We Forget 12 September (https://www.warbooks.co.za/posts/lest-we-forget-12-september/ 68459957BG Rfn Trevor Cowie, 6 SAI, private MVA Howsens Poort south of Grahamstown returning from weekend pass, age 18. ServiceNo +BG suffix. FirstName stored "Trevor C" vs Graham "Trevor" — initials T C left. Bushwar "private vehicle" vs Graham "private motor vehicle" — same incident.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
open source ↗
Lest We Forget 12 September
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 12 Sep 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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