Identity
Person No.
30107
Old ROH no.
365
Service No.
81200826PE
Last Name
First Name
Gavin John Sholto
Initials
G J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,200
Drowned
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, during 1987 floods of Natal where he formed part of a crew that were formed to save lives of civilians. During these rescues the Umgeni river banks broke and a wave of rubble overturned his boat and he was lost and subsequently drowned
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Sub Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
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 Mrs. G. J. S. Douglas
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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 22 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
This young officer wasnot killed on the border but was killed during the 1987 floods of natal where he formed part of a crew that were formed to save lives of civilians. during these rescues the rivers banks broke and a wave of rubble overturned his boat and he was lost and subsequently drowned.
Dedications 1
we missed him then and we miss him now such a tragic loss but his actions saved lives in a selfless manner. roy w henderson