Identity
Person No.
31463
Old ROH no.
1985
Service No.
79465456BG
Last Name
First Name
Roderick James Leonard
Initials
R J L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,633
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, buffel rolled, in Ops Area
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. MacIntosh
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), pages 93-94 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
20 Sep 1981: Two members from 4 SAI were Killed in Action in Southern Angola when their Buffel troop carrier with 11 troops on board, detonated an landmine. The troops seated on the one side were all strapped into their seats while the 6 troops on the other side were not. The force of the explosion threw flipped over the vehicle, throwing out those who were not strapped in. Unfortunately, the vehicle landed on two of the soldiers, killing them instantly. The casualties were: 79465456BG Rifleman Roderick James Leonard MacIntosh. He was 18. 77507325BG Rifleman Edward Daniel van Rooyen. He was 20.
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