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Identity
Person No.
30322
Old ROH no.
458
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Unknown
Initials
G G J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,200
Drowned
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at Barkly West, drowned in Vaal River
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
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
Notes
Unknown
Research notes

SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 73233512BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "FINCHAM, DOUGLAS RAYMOND" (2 LT, Sterf 04 02 82), matching PersonNumber 30321 (Fincham, DateDeath 1982-02-04) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "73233512BG". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
FirstName contamination fixed 31 Aug 2026 (systemic full-table scan): FirstName ("Douglas Raymond") was copied from the unrelated neighbouring record PersonNumber 30321 ("Fincham, Douglas Raymond", initials D R) -- this record's own stored initials (G G J) don't match "Douglas Raymond" at all. Confirmed by the existing 25 Aug 2026 SN CORRECTION note on this record, which already identified PersonNumber 30321 as the true owner of this record's copied ServiceNo via the same external source. Cleared back to unknown rather than guessed, AddInfo (also an exact copy from the same neighbour) cleared likewise.
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "SA Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("82 Mechanised Brigade") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.

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