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Identity
Person No.
30058
Service No.
82349382BG
Last Name
Diamond 5
First Name
Hymie
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1966 (±1 yr) 251
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
22 September 1985 100
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in a Private Motor Vehicle Accident 32
Died in a Private Motor Vehicle Accident, at Vryheid
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
5 South African Infantry Battalion 98
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,862
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,589
Cemetery
VRYHEID CEMETERY 37
Grave Reference
Likely buried in Namibia - Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1
Coordinates
-27.78104, 30.79888 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. I. Diamond, of Vryheid.

Research notes


Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Sep 2026: 82349382BG Rifleman Hymie Diamond, 5 SAI, killed in a private motor vehicle accident at Vryheid, age 19. ServiceNo suffix BG added (same digits). Matches otherwise.

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