Identity
Person No.
31992
Old ROH no.
984
Service No.
74500463BT
Last Name
First Name
Lodewickus Johannes
Initials
L J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, after he was attacked and trampled to death by an elephant while on patrol near the Nwamedzi Base in the Kruger National Park
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Att 102 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
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. L. Moolman
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
-
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 26-28 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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Dedications 1
A QUIET MAN ...BUT A GOOD DRIVER ..GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN ...