Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. V. L. Olver, of Ventersdorp.
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "4 Field Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged. | Gunners Association RoH lists them (South African Border War 1981 Lance Bombardier H.V.L. Olver) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added -- database-wide sweep for SADF Border War operational-area deaths within the medal's gazetted window (25 Jun 1976 - 27 Apr 2003), per the warrant's died-before-qualifying-period provision. See PersonAward.Citation for the gazette references.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added earlier today REVERTED -- John obtained the actual Government Gazette (GG 5171/5575); the "died before completing the qualifying period" provision relied on does not exist in the primary text (it was a secondary-source claim). Actual Rule 5 requires (a) combat/enemy-caused incident, (b) a Ministerially-acknowledged operation (clasp), or (c) 55+ continuous/90+ non-continuous days in an operational area -- none of which this record's cause of death clearly demonstrates.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Aug 2026: Oshivello (ROH 2 km north of the Ovambo Gate).
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Gunners' Association of South Africa Roll of Honour
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South African Border War 1981 Lance Bombardier H.V.L. Olver
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
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SADF.info Border RoH
- 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), pages 93-94 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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