Identity
Person No.
30144
Old ROH no.
383
Service No.
76273986BG
Last Name
First Name
Glenn Bjorn
Initials
G B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,633
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, buffel rolled
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. W. A. du Plooy, of Durban.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
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 95-97 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 2
The story of a surfboard lost in a fire..... Nothing much can be said...the only people who would have ever held that board in their hands and known the sentimental value would have been my uncle Glenn who died on the border for 'South Africa', my brother, myself, my mother, her brother and sister, and you Hayden. Not even Shaun Tomson would have comprehended fully what lay behind those sprayed Wedge colours originating from Glenns design all those years ago in Warner Beach. I'm gutted Hayden. if it was anywhere, there was only one place other than with us it should go, back to my uncle...RIP Glenn du Plooy, killed in action far from his beloved Baggies Beach Brett Morison
Glen lost his life serving as a driver with HQ Company, 5SAI. A guy with a cheerful and wicked sense of humour he kept many of his buddies sane during difficult times. He lost is life along with 2 troops from 701 Battlion near Enhana Base. He survived a rifle grenade attack on his vehicle on the Wednesday prior to the fateful Saturday in May 1982. Just a few weeks before we returned to South Africa. We miss you buddy.
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