Identity
Person No.
30491
Old ROH no.
510
Service No.
82532581BG
Last Name
First Name
Orlando De Portugal
Initials
O D P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Grahamstown, buffel accident
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
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
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. M. M. Goncalves
Research notes
Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP / War in Angola): 82532581BG Rfn Orlando De Portugal Goncalves, 6 SAI, Buffel accident Grahamstown, DateDeath 1985-09-03 confirmed. Duplicate sparse record PersonNumber 39755 (Orlando De Portugal, formerly same SN, DateDeath 1985-03-09) is the same person — Sandham mistyped that duplicate as #39775.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 3 Sep 2026: confirmed, all details already matched exactly.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Mike Sandham
open source ↗
Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP / War in Angola): 82532581BG Rfn Orlando De Portugal Goncalves, 6 SAI, Buffel accident Grahamstown, DateDeath 1985-09-03 confirmed. Duplicate sparse record PersonNumber 39755 (Orlando De Portugal, formerly same SN, DateDeath 1985-03-09) is the same person — Sandham mistyped that duplicate as #39775.
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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), page 102 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola 6 SAI unit profile: Goncalves Date of Death 1985/09/03.
Stories
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Dedications 1
Rfn Aitkins (28) and Porto (510) were taken away from on the night when they went onto Raglin Road in Grahamstown for a static patrol. The buffel rolled. They were extremely well liked guys, always had a smile and I often used to go to Porto's father cafe on High Level Road Sea point everytime I returned from overseas. Long may their spirit be free and good luck guys, it was great to have shared a meal, bivvy, target practice or a samil to PE Airport. You were always on our minds, whenever we left the gates of 6 SAI, Grahamstown (Echo company - 1984 - 1986) John Airey