Identity
Person No.
32510
Service No.
79328761BG
Last Name
First Name
Willem Jan
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,626
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Universitas Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
***Note Border War ROH states date of death 18-July-1981, yet headstone reads 17-July-1986
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "18 07 81" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (79328761BG) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1986-07-17). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
- 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 104 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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