Identity
Person No.
31105
Old ROH no.
36064
Service No.
85643294
Last Name
First Name
Neill
Initials
N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,078
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of Medical Reason. He collapsed and died at Rooikop Base, Walvis Bay, SWA from a brain tumor
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,834
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Knight, of Naboomspruit.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 81-82 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Col Peter John Knight, MMM
Dedications
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