Identity
Person No.
31863
Old ROH no.
949
Service No.
64120561BT
Last Name
First Name
Michiel Daniel Johannes
Initials
M D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
2nd Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,834
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Citizen Force (Reserve)
Regiment Bloemspruit, established 1 January 1964 as a Citizen Force Infantry Regiment. Renamed Mangaung Regiment.
Notes
Husband of Mrs. A. S. Mentz, of Pretoria.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Regiment Bloemspruit" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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 29-32 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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