Son of Mr. Jan Smuts Nelson and Cecilia Cornelia du Bois, of Malmesbury.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Aug 2026: succumbed to injuries in Universitas Hospital after being critically injured on 05 Aug 1986 when his SAMIL vehicle overturned 500m from the Unit Headquarters. Four members were killed instantly in the accident and he was the last of two more members to die from injuries, bringing the total number of casualties in this incident to six. ServiceNo corrected from 83507400BG to 83507460BG -- both Graham's post and Bushwar Books independently give 83507460BG; the stored value differed by one digit (...400 vs ...460), a likely transcription error in the original import. Separately, this record's Unit field ("Combat Flight School") does not match its own CauseDeath text ("Danie Theron Combat School") or Graham's account ("Intelligence School", matching this record's Regiment field) -- flagged as a probable pre-existing data error, not corrected here for lack of a confirmed replacement Unit.
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Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
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24 Aug post, confirms Graham incl. corrected SN 83507460BG
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 05 Aug 2026 mentions a sixth Intelligence School Kimberley SAMIL death on 24 Aug in Universitas. This row is 24 Aug / Intelligence School regiment but cause is Danie Theron SAMIL / 3 Mil — not merged.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
24 Aug 2026 post
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 104 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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