Identity
Person No.
32461
Old ROH no.
1125
Service No.
78120870PD
Last Name
First Name
Victor Rodriques
Initials
V R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,204
Drowned
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
1 Reconnaissance Regiment 14
Formerly
1 Reconnaissance Commando
(1996)
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"E" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,848
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (reconnaissance)
Status
Regular Force
Each numbered Reconnaissance unit was renamed over time: "X Reconnaissance Commando" -> "X Reconnaissance Regiment" (1981) -> briefly a Parachute Battalion designation (1992/93, under "45 Parachute Brigade", a Special-Forces-only designation distinct from the real 44 Parachute Brigade) -> "X Special Forces Regiment" (1995). The parent formation itself changed name several times before 1995 (Special Forces Headquarters, then Directorate Reconnaissance(Forces)) with disputed exact dates between sources -- 1995 is the one date sources agree on. Corps classified as SAIC (South African Infantry Corps) per this site's own records; no independent source found confirms that for Special Forces units specifically -- treat as owner-asserted pending a better citation.
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
SASFA In Memoriam (operators killed in training): confirmed operator; died in training (SASFA: Operators killed in Training). SASFA: Pedro VR 1986. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf 26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover "32 (Buffalo) Battalion". SAWGP Regiment 1 Reconnaissance Regiment with no separate unit.
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), page 21 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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Unit veterans association
open source ↗
SASFA In Memoriam: Pedro VR 1986 — confirmed operator; died in training (SASFA: Operators killed in Training)
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