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Identity
Person No.
31584
Old ROH no.
886
Service No.
92680230AR
Last Name
First Name
Goodman Mthunzi
Initials
G M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Cause code
DROW 1,204
Drowned
Cause of Death
Drowned, in Training Accident, on the SW side of Midmar Dam while practicing "Abandon Ship" drills
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Seaman
Regiment
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,836
South African Defence Force
Notes

Son of Mrs. P. S. Biyela, of KwaMashu.

Research notes


14 Sep 2026: Col (rt) Graham du Toit, Last Post, confirmed by Bushwar Books' same-day post: Seaman G.M. Maphumulo, SAS Jalsena, drowned during "Abandon Ship" drills at Midmar Dam, age 22. Matches this record exactly. Ship name spelling corrected from "SAS Jalsina" to "SAS Jalsena" -- both independent sources agree, and this OrgEntity (2559) is shared by only one other record (31585), also corrected.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Navy". 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.

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Stories 1
on 21 November 2009 · via source
Goodman sadly passed away in September 1992 during Navy training exercises conducted by SAS Jalsena which was a Navy training unit situated in Durban, the unit subsequently closed down at the end of 1992. The incident was surrounded in controversy due to the Naval commanders being accused of being harsh and punishing during this exercise. It is not known what came of the investigation. May Goodman's soul rest in peace anonymous
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