Identity
Person No.
30775
Service No.
79222055PE
Last Name
First Name
Robert Henry
Initials
R H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at Bainsvlei, failure of the deployment of the main canopy during a freefall parachute jump. As a result of his death an automatic activator was installed on all sport parachutes
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 1,019
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry (Parachute)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Listed under South African Army Infantry (Parachute) (Regular) in the SA Army Units navbox.
Notes
Husband of Mrs. E. Hurn
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 30 against this record's 20. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
Citations
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