Identity
Person No.
30217
Old ROH no.
417
Service No.
85064053PC
Last Name
First Name
Clinton Donovan
Initials
C D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,626
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Middelrust, Samil 20 capsized
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
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
Unit History
Notes
Husband of Mrs. Elliot
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 30 Jun 2026: four 9 SAI members killed when their Samil 20 overturned at Middelrust: Sgt Clinton Donovan Elliot 85064053PC (Graham Donavan), L/Cpl Cleston Beukes 91062364CK, Rfn Jacobus Adams 91065755CK (Graham age 24, ROH 19 — 91xx CK fits 19), Rfn Aubrey John Ruiter 90955428CK age 19.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 30 Jun 2026: 9 SAI Samil 20 Middelrust; Clinton Donovan (Graham Donavan).
- 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 111-113 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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