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Identity
Person No.
30564
Old ROH no.
1701
Service No.
75425355PE
Last Name
Grundling 3
First Name
Christo Stephan
Initials
C S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 417
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
08 April 1980 123
Cause code
MVA 2,628
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,761
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Impala Base
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
2 Field Engineer Regiment 41
Corps
South African Engineer Corps 742
Later renamed South African Corps of Engineers
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,825
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,869
Locality
North West 534
Cemetery
RUSTENBURG (DONKERHOEK) CEMETERY 32
Grave Reference
A12 Block 19 1
Unit History
Role at time of death
Field Engineers
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Engineer Formation — Regular
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. J. C. Grundling

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2026: 75425355PE Lieutenant Christo Stephan Grundling, 2 Field Engineer Regiment, killed in a military vehicle accident at Impala Base, age 20. | Also Last Post 08 Apr 2024: 75425355PE Lieutenant Christo Stephan Grundling, 2 Field Engineer Regiment, MVA at Impala Base, age 20. | Also Last Post 08 Apr 2025: 75425355PE Lieutenant Christo Stephan Grundling, 2 Field Engineer Regiment, MVA at Impala Base, age 20.
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Field Engineer Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.

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