Identity
Person No.
32662
Old ROH no.
1198
Service No.
86539533BG
Last Name
First Name
Robert
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, bullet wound, accidentally shot himself in the chest while playing with his firearm in the Duty Room at Lohathla
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Renison, of Vanderbijlpark.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Training Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
open source ↗
Bushwar Books Lest We Forget 30 Sep 2026
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 30 Sep 2026
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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
30 Sep 1988: 86539533BG Sapper Robert Renison from the Army Battle School was killed when he accidentally shot himself in the chest while playing with his firearm in the Duty Room at Lohathla. He was 18.
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