Identity
Person No.
32372
Old ROH no.
1083
Service No.
72234123PR
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Gerhardus L
Initials
J G L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,296
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,580
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Buffel rolled just outside Eenhana into a stormwater run-off pit and he got trapped underneath. It took 16 fellow soldiers to "pick up" the Buffel and release him from being trapped under the wheel. Unfortunately he was under water and without oxygen for too long and succumbed
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1979 Army. Right column. 18th name from the top (Olivier J.G.L.)
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
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. 18th name from the top (Olivier J.G.L.).
SASFA In Memoriam (operators): confirmed Special Forces operator. SASFA: Olivier Oel KIA 1979. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SASFA nickname Oel. Matched to Johannes Gerhardus L Olivier, 1 Recce, 1979-03-21 Buffel MVA. Stub PN 32375 Olivier, Oel dated 1950-01-01 is not this death.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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The War in Angola
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 33-35 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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Unit veterans association
List 1 (Mike Sandham hard-to-research list): listed as 'Olivier' (year 1979). matched ROH by force number 72234123PR. list notes: 01 Jan 1950(Date of Death 2 = 2007-01-01) Oel Olivier from the South African Army Died on active service. (Olivier Oel KIA 1979 - SASFA – South African Special Forces Association SF Heritage/In Memorium []; 21 Mar 1979: 72234123PR Lance Corporal J....
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Unit veterans association
SASFA In Memoriam: Olivier Oel KIA 1979 — confirmed Special Forces operator
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