Identity
Person No.
30518
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Mervin Henry
Initials
M H
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
Drowned when a boat overturned while on patrol near Bintula on the Sarawak coast
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Notes
Of Cape Town, South Africa
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026 (daily-post corroboration): ServiceNo 23887694 cleared -- PersonNumber 30519 (Gray, Robert Edward) has this number explicitly confirmed by a Graham Last Post / Mike Sandham / Bushwar Books citation already on file, and this record's copy conflicts with it (different name, different DateDeath). Original value: "23887694". 26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "32 (Buffalo) Battalion" → Royal Green Jackets (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit).
Citations
Unknown
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