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Identity
Person No.
30825
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Janse Van Rensburg 28
First Name
Jacobus Andries
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1995 (±1 yr) 2
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
30 March 2013 135
Cause code
AA 1,737
Aircraft accident
Cause of Death
Died in a helicopter accident 5
Died in a helicopter accident. Augusta A109 crashed after takeoff in the Kruger Park during anti-poaching operations (Op Rhino)
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Captain
Regiment
5 Special Forces Regiment 19
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SANDF 1,019
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,850
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,926
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,612
Memorial
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
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
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Special Forces Brigade
5 Special Forces Regiment operates as one of the standing/permanent operational regiments of South African Special Forces, established from the same 1972 lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando. Special Forces are their own branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes

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Research notes

SASFA In Memoriam (operators): confirmed Special Forces operator. SASFA: Jansen v Rensburg HA DOI 2013. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SASFA Jansen v Rensburg HA DOI 2013; ROH Janse Van Rensburg, Jacobus Andries (J A). Initials HA vs JA left. Kruger Park A109 2013-03-30 with Nidishishi and Cele. SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026 (year-prefix method): ServiceNo 77487536BG cleared -- per the documented SA force-number convention (data/SA_SERVICE_NUMBER_NOTES.md), the prefix '77' implies registration circa 1977 (usually age 16), i.e. birth circa 1961. This record's own Age/DateDeath implies birth circa 1995, a mismatch; PersonNumber 30824 (Janse Van Rensburg, implied birth circa 1962) fits instead. Original value: "77487536BG". 26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover "1st SWA Specialist Unit". SAWGP Regiment 5 Special Forces Regiment with no separate unit.

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