Identity
Person No.
32584
Old ROH no.
1178
Service No.
87066502CK
Last Name
First Name
Rionell
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
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
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Collins
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 20 against this record's 24. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
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 132-133 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
28 Sep 1988: 87066502CK Rifleman Rionell Prins from 53 Battalion SWATF was shot dead due to the accidental discharge of a fellow soldiers rifle during operations in Southern Angola. He was 20.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.