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Identity
Person No.
30052
Old ROH no.
346
Service No.
70225503N
Last Name
Devenish 5
First Name
Victor Donald
Initials
V D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1954 (±1 yr) 318
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
04 August 1972 185
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,760
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Binga, Rhodesia, while on deployment during Ops Falcon (clandestine electronic warfare)
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
2 Signals Regiment 16
Later renamed 2 Signal Regiment
Corps
South African Corps of Signals 355
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,862
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
BRENTHURST CEMETERY 9
Grave Reference
Crem. Niche 1
Unit History
Role at time of death
Signals
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
South African Corps of Signals established 1923; 2 Signal Regiment listed under "Regular" (alongside 1, 3, 4, 5 Signal Regt), with 6 Signal Regt as the Reserve unit. Exact formation date for 2 Signal Regiment itself not given in the source.
Notes

Son of Mrs. M. P. Devenish

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Aug 2026: 70225503N Signaler Victor Donald Devenish, 23 Squadron, 2 Signals Regiment SACS, accidentally killed in a military vehicle accident at Binga, Rhodesia, while deployed on Ops Falcon (clandestine electronic warfare), age 18. ROH unit was 1 Signals Regiment / Signalman. | Also Last Post 04 Aug 2024: 70225503N Signaler Victor Donald Devenish, 23 Squadron, 2 Signals Regiment, MVA at Binga during Ops Falcon, age 18.
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Signals Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.

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