Identity
Person No.
30551
Old ROH no.
532
Service No.
83586925BG
Last Name
First Name
Marthinus Hendrik
Initials
M H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,632
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, near Fort Doppies (Sector 70) when the Unimog in which he was traveling overturned
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Same 1972 Special Forces lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando / 5 Special Forces Regiment (see pass 2) -- a standing Permanent Force branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes
Son of Mr. B. J. Grobler and Elizabetha Magrietha van Staden (nee Botha), of Kerk Street, Vrede.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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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 100 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 17386.
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Dedications 1
Even though I never met you my half brother, you were part of our life and never forgotten by our mother until she died, may you rest in peace. Should any of Henks family see this and wish to contact me it will be so much appreciated. Henks farther had a