Identity
Person No.
30221
Service No.
85597110BT
Last Name
First Name
Samuel Athol
Initials
S A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Citizen Force (Reserve)
Regiment Bloemspruit, established 1 January 1964 as a Citizen Force Infantry Regiment. Renamed Mangaung Regiment.
Notes
Son of Mr. H. A. E. and Mrs. I. T. M. Ellis, of Bloemfontein
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Regiment Bloemspruit" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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 132-133 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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