Identity
Person No.
30419
Old ROH no.
502
Service No.
79464954BG
Last Name
First Name
Brian Robert
Initials
B R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of accidental injuries, killed instantly at Olifantshoek after receiving multiple shrapnel wounds in an accidental rifle grenade explosion
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Corps
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Attached To
Role at time of death
Field Engineers
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Formed 1973 from 17 Field Squadron (relocated from Potchefstroom to Bethlehem, 1967); listed as the primary deployment unit of the SA Army Engineer Formation's regular units.
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gibbs, of Ladysmith.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Apr 2024: 79464954BG Sapper Brian Robert Gibbs, 2 Field Engineer Regiment attached to the Army Battle School, killed instantly at Olifantshoek after receiving multiple shrapnel wounds in an accidental rifle grenade explosion, age 19. ROH age 18 left (1979-prefix SN; Graham 19 noted). Unit2 already attd. Army Battle School.
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Field Engineer Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Apr 2024: 79464954BG Sapper Brian Robert Gibbs, 2 Field Engineer Regiment attached to the Army Battle School, killed instantly at Olifantshoek after receiving multiple shrapnel wounds in an accidental rifle grenade explosion, age 19. ROH age 18 left (1979-prefix SN; Graham 19 noted). Unit2 already attd. Army Battle School.
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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 136-137 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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