Identity
Person No.
32101
Old ROH no.
1013
Service No.
80552714BG
Last Name
First Name
Joseph Wayne
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Southern Angola, RPG-7 while mopping up after mortar strike on SWAPO/PLAN group in a village (with Rfn David Prins). Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Aug 2026.
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Awards
South Africa
Pro Patria Medal warrant, Government Gazette No. 5171 (25 Jun 1976), Rule 5, as amended by GG No. 5575 (3 Jun 1977); discontinued by GG No. 25213 (25 Jul 2003, Schedule corrected by GG No. 26778, 17 Sep 2004) for service on/after 27 Apr 2003. Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
Notes
Son of Muis and Lorraine Muller
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 27 Aug 2026 / Bushwar Books Lest We Forget 27 August (https://www.warbooks.co.za/posts/lest-we-forget-27-august/ recon Southern Angola; RPG-7 killed him with Prins while mopping up after calling mortar fire on a village. Home unit SAIC attached to 54 Battalion. CONFLICT: Graham/Bushwar rank Rifleman; ROH Scout — rank not overwritten. Unit repointed from 54 Bn to SAIC; attachment recorded.
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (Johan Schoeman Excel export): listed as Pte J.W. Muller, SA Intelligence Corps attached to 54 Battalion. Record rank is Scout (Joseph Wayne, 1983-08-27). Rank not overwritten; attachment to 54 Battalion already on file.
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
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Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
open source ↗
Lest We Forget 27 August
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 27 Aug 2026
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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 54-56 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 27326.
Stories 1
Joseph Wayne Muller was born on 31 Janaury 1963 in Cradock to Muis and Lorraine Muller, the third child of six children. He was always the black sheep in the family and if something could go wrong it would happen to him. In his Std 9 year at Brebner High School, Bloemfontein he sustained a concussion in rugby and was hospitalized. He was in a coma and lost his eyesight. He eventually recovered but was unable to return to school for a while, after which he eventaully did. He was put on medication that he had to take for the rest of his life. He was determined to play rugby again and when the trials for the following year came up he asked our mother to take him to buy new rugby toggs but she refused. We lived about 10km out of town. This did not stop him, he got onto his bicycle and went and bought toggs and played trials. Returning home that afternoon he told my mom that God had touched his life and healed him and that he would never drink another pill again. In his Matric year he received full rugby colours. I never saw my brother cry, except once. He had a tame chicken that would follow him around and always run after his car in the afternoon when he returned home from work. One day one of my mom's English bulldogs caught his chicken and Wayne had to put it out of its misery. When Wayne was called up to the Army, he was very excited and being the type of person he was, he was fully prepared for what was lying ahead. He made sure he was fit and I remember how he slept outside in winter to get use to the cold. He did his basic training and immediately went to the Border. We only saw him on one pass during this time and he was extremely restless and could not wait to go back. In this time at home he made a point of visiting everybody he knew even going to see people that he had not visited in years. (After his death we realized that subconciously he must have known what was lying ahead for him). He returned to the Border never to come back. On 27 August 1983 my mother was sitting in bed the evening and reading her Bible, she is a dedicated Christian, when suddenly she started trembling. She told God that He was not a God of confusion and asked Him to give her peace, and He did. On the Sunday 28 August we had a family day on our family farm and the whole congregation spent the day with us. During the course of the day our Minister called my Dad aside and spoke to him after receiving a
Dedications 6
No matter where in world I may be, or what I may be doing, and how much time has passed, I will always remember you, the only real brother I have ever had. Even if you are not here in the flesh you are always in my thoughts. When others have forgotten, I will remember.
To my Dearest Brother Here's wishing you well on your 47th birthday. Others will forget, but i will never forget you. They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years. At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. Someday we will meet again, because we will always be brother and sister to the end Carol Muller
My uncle, i got the honour of having your name. although i have never met you, i always ask mommy to tell me a story about you, in my eyes you are a hero and you died protecting us. Your death and memory will always be rememberd, we love you uncle wayne, wayne muller
Another year has come and gone, but you are always in my thoughts. Some people may forget, but I will always remember who and what you are. At the rising of the sun and the going down of the same, I remember the memories and the good times we shared. Love you always, your loving sister and nephew.
To my beloved brother Wayne Muller. Another year has past that you are not with us. It still feels as if it was only yesterday that you were ripped from our lives but it is 31 years ago. Gone but never forgotten. I will always love you always Carol Muller
Today 37 Years ago, you paid the highest price, by laying down your life for this country. Others have long forgotten the sacrifice you have made. Gone but never forgotten. You will always be in my heart no matter where I go. I love you always and miss you everyday. Carol