Identity
Person No.
30673
Old ROH no.
573
Service No.
AV/12626
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Johannes
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Voortrekkerhoogte, vehicle rolled
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
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
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Mr. S. P. Helberg
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AV/12626 Signaller Jacobus Johannes Helberg, 8 Signal Group, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 17. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 8 Signals; service number was AV12626.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AV/12626 Signaller Jacobus Johannes Helberg, 8 Signal Group, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 17. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 8 Signals; service number was AV12626.
- 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 82-84 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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