Identity
Person No.
30674
Old ROH no.
574
Service No.
82539701BG
Last Name
First Name
Nicolaas Jacobus Gerhardus
Initials
N J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,628
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, near Mpacha (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. and Mrs. B. J. Botha
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
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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