Identity
Person No.
31218
Old ROH no.
2088
Service No.
75405548BG
Last Name
First Name
Duncan Frederick
Initials
D F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,632
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, buffel accident, at Buffalo Base
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 275
Later renamed
32 Battalion
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lahner. ref "Die Buffel Struikel" by LJ Bothma
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
-
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), pages 93-94 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories
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Dedications 2
Duncan, my friend. We still miss u everyday. The gentle giant who gave up his seat, and in doing so gave up his life. Till we meet again. Salagatle! Massimo (Max) Zanette
A True gentle giant. Fond memories of Infantry School.Think of you often my friend.