Identity
Person No.
32355
Old ROH no.
2047
Service No.
77229425BG
Last Name
First Name
Werner
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,646
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Eland Armoured Car overturned during a training exercise, at Zeerust
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
13 Field Squadron
Defence Force
SADF 3,852
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Armour (Armoured Car)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Re-established 1 October 1973 out of C Squadron 1 SSB, itself formed as C Squadron of 2 Armoured Car Regiment in February 1962 and renamed 22 December 1966. Regimental HQ and C Squadron at Zeerust; D Squadron detached to 2 SAI at Walvis Bay. Squadrons served in Namibia and Angola from 1974: B, C and D Squadrons on Operation Savannah, 8 October 1975 to 31 January 1976, and later Operations Protea, Daisy, Hooper and Modular. On 25 January 1988 it became the first unit in South Africa granted the Right of Free Admission to a coloured community, Henryville. Most of the men on this roll who point at 2 SSB belong to this period. Also took part in Operation Adding on 10 February 1988, the intervention restoring the Bophuthatswana government after the coup attempt against President Mangope. Equipped with the Ratel IFV and, from May 1990, the Rooikat; received national colours 30 June 1990.
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Oberholzer, of Warmbaths, Transvaal
Research notes
8 Oct 2026: Confirmed by John's compiled list of verified 2 SSB vehicle-related deaths, 8 Oct 2026. Matches this record exactly.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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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 95-97 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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Dedications 2
He was my brother, Cpl W Oberholzer. Not rifleman. Great person, always to be remembered. Served inter alia in Ops Protea.
Ek onthou nou nog die skok toe ons hoor van die ongeluk....dit na al die omswerwinge op die grens!!Onthou ook daardie vriendelike gesig....altyd met 'n smile!! Lt JJ Grov?