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Identity
Person No.
32140
Service No.
70473848BT
Last Name
Myburgh 42
First Name
Nicolaas Johannes
Initials
N J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1954 (±1 yr) 318
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
11 January 1979 107
Cause code
MVA 2,635
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries 578
Died of injuries, critically injured in a private motor vehicle accident and admitted to the Hospital in Messina with bleeding on the brain. He succumbed to his injuries not long after admission
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Regiment Botha 122
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Regiment Botha 2
Secondary Unit
1st Bn.
Defence Force
SADF 3,838
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,873
Locality
Western Cape 2,137
Cemetery
GRABOUW CEMETERY 5
Grave Reference
II M9 1
Coordinates
-34.14143, 19.02356 OSM
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. 13th name from the top (Myburgh N.J.)
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Regiment Botha, formed 1 April 1934 at Ermelo. Active Citizen Force; 2nd Bn served North Africa 1941-42, renamed Regiment Christiaan Beyers 1951; called Regiment Pongola 1960-1966. Renamed General Botha Regiment 2019.
Notes

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Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Jan 2026: 70473848BT Rifleman Nicolaas Johannes Myburgh, Botha Regiment, critically injured in a private motor vehicle accident; admitted to Messina Hospital with bleeding on the brain; succumbed soon after admission, age 25. ROH unit is Regiment Bloemspruit (regiment is Regiment Botha, S.A. Forces).
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. 13th name from the top (Myburgh N.J.). 26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "Regiment Bloemspruit" → Regiment Botha (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit).

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