Identity
Person No.
29999
Old ROH no.
2042
Service No.
77446250BG
Last Name
First Name
Gert Johannes
Initials
G J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of accidental injuries, received at Maryland Training Base, in handgrenade and ammunition accident
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Corps
South African Armoured Corps
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
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
Notes
Son of Mr. & Mrs. W. J. De Lange
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: filled Corps -- each of these was EMPTY on this record and no existing value was changed. Derived fields recomputed inline where applicable.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 136-137 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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