Meyer, Gert Frederik

Identity

Person No.

31876

Service No.

76473941

Last Name

Meyer 116

First Name

Gert Frederik

Initials

G F

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1961 (±1 yr) 380

Age at Death

19

Death Record

Date of Death

01 February 1980 113

Cause code

MVA 2,628

Motor vehicle accident

Cause of Death

Died in Private Vehicle Accident 176

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

Corps

South African Corps of Signals 356

Unit

Unknown

Defence Force

SADF 3,825

South African Defence Force

Location

Country

South Africa 23,869

Locality

Free State 737

Cemetery

WINDHOEK (PIONEER PARK) GAMMAMS CEMETERY 15

Grave Reference

A2 1

Memorial

1980 Army (Abel–Ralikwatha). Photograph: South African War Graves Project.

Names on 1980 Army Abel-Ralikwatha

Memorial

SADF Wall of Remembrance

Location

On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria

Address

Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa

Coordinates

-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap

Panel

1980 Army Abel-Ralikwatha

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.
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

South African War Graves Project open source ↗

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Meyer , Gert Frederik (G F)