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Identity
Person No.
30340
Old ROH no.
463
Service No.
78470515PE
Last Name
Ford 20
First Name
George Edward Wellington
Initials
G E W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1963 (±1 yr) 330
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
25 June 1983 113
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,760
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, in Eastern Caprivi
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Leading Seaman
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Navy 436
Unit
South African Marines 12
Secondary Unit
111 STSD
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,862
Locality
Western Cape 2,137
Cemetery
LADISMITH COUNTRY ESTATE FARM 1
Grave Reference
Van Zyl family plot 1
Notes

Son of Mr. E. A. Ford, of Ladismith

Research notes


14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added -- database-wide sweep for SADF Border War operational-area deaths within the medal's gazetted window (25 Jun 1976 - 27 Apr 2003), per the warrant's died-before-qualifying-period provision. See PersonAward.Citation for the gazette references.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added earlier today REVERTED -- John obtained the actual Government Gazette (GG 5171/5575); the "died before completing the qualifying period" provision relied on does not exist in the primary text (it was a secondary-source claim). Actual Rule 5 requires (a) combat/enemy-caused incident, (b) a Ministerially-acknowledged operation (clasp), or (c) 55+ continuous/90+ non-continuous days in an operational area -- none of which this record's cause of death clearly demonstrates.

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Dedications 1
by Chris Vercuil on 30 January 2004 · via source
George, we all still miss you. Thanx for all the good (and bad) times we shared.