Identity
Person No.
31876
Service No.
76473941
Last Name
First Name
Gert Frederik
Initials
G F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Private Vehicle Accident, between Bloemfontein and Winburg. Head on collision with a lorry carrying cement pipes. He was on a weekend pass
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
2 Signal Regiment 5
Formerly
2 Signals Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1980 Army. Right column. 12th name from the top (Meyer G.F.). Wall rank SMN (seinman); ROH Signalman
Unit History
Role at time of death
Signals
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Same organisation as "2 Signals Regiment" (OrgEntityID 2334, this pass) -- a text variant. See that entry for sourcing.
Notes
Son of Mr. G. M. Meyer, of Windhoek.
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1980 Army (Abel–Ralikwatha). Photograph: South African War Graves Project.". 1980 Army. Right column. 12th name from the top (Meyer G.F.). Wall rank SMN (seinman); ROH Signalman.
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Signal Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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