Identity
Person No.
29993
Service No.
4542
Last Name
First Name
Servaas
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Private Vehicle Accident, while on weekend pass when his private vehicle was involved in a collision with an extra heavy articulate vehicle. The heavy vehicle, together with the multi-wheel trailers drove over the drivers position of his car, crushing it completely, killing him instantly
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
123 Harbor Protection Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Airborne light infantry (paratroops)
Status
Regular Force
Part of
Raised 1 April 1961 at Tempe. First battalion of 44 Parachute Brigade from 1978.
Notes
Son of Mr. T. S. de Kock. His brother also died in service.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 15 Oct 2025: Corporal Servaas de Kock, 1 Parachute Battalion, accidentally killed on weekend pass when his private vehicle collided with an extra-heavy articulated vehicle; the heavy vehicle and trailers crushed the driver position, killing him instantly, age 20. ROH unit was 2nd Coy. (regiment already 1 Para). Graham gave no service number.
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 15 Oct 2025: Corporal Servaas de Kock, 1 Parachute Battalion, accidentally killed on weekend pass when his private vehicle collided with an extra-heavy articulated vehicle; the heavy vehicle and trailers crushed the driver position, killing him instantly, age 20. ROH unit was 2nd Coy. (regiment already 1 Para). Graham gave no service number.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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