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Identity
Person No.
30201
Old ROH no.
412
Service No.
71312235PE
Last Name
Eayrs 1
First Name
Cecil James
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1955 (±1 yr) 397
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
29 April 1978 125
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in accidental explosion at Fort Rev 2
Died in accidental explosion at Fort Rev. An explosive device detonated and he was killed together with WO. K Conradie
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
5 Reconnaissance Regiment 72
Later renamed 5 Special Forces Regiment (1995)
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,346
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,825
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,866
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,589
Cemetery
DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CREMATORIUM 15
Grave Reference
Cremated in Durban 1
Memorial
1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)
Names on 1978 SAA Castle-Wolfgang
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
1978 SAA Castle-Wolfgang
On the panel
1978 Army. Left column. 23rd name from the top (Eayrs C.J.)
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
5 Special Forces Regiment operates as one of the standing/permanent operational regiments of South African Special Forces, established from the same 1972 lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando. Special Forces are their own branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes

Son of Mrs. T. T. Demmer, of Umtata.

Research notes

SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Left column. 23rd name from the top (Eayrs C.J.).
SASFA In Memoriam (operators killed in training): confirmed operator; died in training (SASFA: Operators killed in Training). SASFA: Eayers Cecil DOI 1978. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf 26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover ""C" Squadron". SAWGP Regiment 5 Reconnaissance Regiment with no separate unit.
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".

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