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Identity
Person No.
31911
Old ROH no.
963
Service No.
75546853BG
Last Name
Mitchell 45
First Name
Jeffrey James
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 442
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
25 June 1979 113
Cause code
DIS 6,078
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of disease 858
Died of Medical Reason, at 1 Mil Hospital from burn wound received on the 30 Mar 1979, when the petrol tank on a vehicle being repaired, exploded
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
4 Field Regiment 21
Corps
South African Artillery 719
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,874
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,926
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,612
Memorial
1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)
Names on 1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
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
1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
On the panel
1979 Army. Right column. 4th name from the top (Mitchell J.J.)
Notes

Son of Mr. & Mrs. AJ Mitchell of Claremont, CP.

Research notes

SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1979 Army. Right column. 4th name from the top (Mitchell J.J.).
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "4 Field Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged. | Gunners Association RoH lists them (South African Border War 1979 Gunner J.J. Mitchell) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
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".

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Stories 1
by David Nell on 20 January 2010 · via source
I do not know the exact circumstance of Jeff's death other than what we were told. The story is that after Tiffy's School he was posted to the Border. He was told to repair a tank, he jumped in, lit up his torch and the tank exploded. It was full of gasoline fumes. We heard that it took weeks for him to go. I think about him a lot. He was just a kid really, unruly hair, good natured. So sad. I suppose this story is better than a blank page. There seem so many of those. It is not fair but then again when is war ever.
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