Identity
Person No.
30009
Old ROH no.
1705
Service No.
76361583BG
Last Name
First Name
Arthur Eduard
Initials
A E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, in Sector 10, lightning hit tent pole while he touched chain
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,838
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1980 Army. Left column. 30th name from the top (De Villiers A.E.)
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. G. de Villiers
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1980 Army (Abel–Ralikwatha). Photograph: South African War Graves Project.". 1980 Army. Left column. 30th name from the top (De Villiers A.E.).
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), page 19 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 17292.
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Dedications 2
"Div" a close friend of mine who will forever be remembered for his great beaming smile, energetic approach to getting the job done, friendly and honest nature. Fondest memories, we worked hard but laughed often! Thank you Div, I will always remember you!
We had a lot of respect for LT De Villiers,what i read above for the first time 37 years is like it happened yester day.