Identity
Person No.
30248
Old ROH no.
431
Service No.
77633956BG
Last Name
First Name
Gregory James
Initials
G J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,626
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned in Northern Owamboland
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
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
On the panel
1978 Army. Left column. 26th name from the top (Engeldoe G.J.)
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Left column. 26th name from the top (Engeldoe G.J.).
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Sep 2026: 77633956BG Rifleman Gregory James Engledoe, South African Cape Corps, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned in Northern Owamboland, age 18. CauseDeath enriched with Buffel/location detail. SN/date/age already matched. Spelling note: Graham "Engledoe", stored "Engeldoe" -- left as stored.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 16 Sep 2026
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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), pages 90-91 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
16 Sep 1978: 77633956BG Rifleman Gregory James Engeldoe from the South African Cape Corps was killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned in Northern Owamboland. He was 18.
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