Identity
Person No.
32671
Old ROH no.
1834
Service No.
79876405SC
Last Name
First Name
Neels Jacobus
Initials
N J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
41 Battalion 21
Later renamed
911 Battalion
(1980)
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
911 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,839
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
Awards
South Africa
Pro Patria Medal warrant, Government Gazette No. 5171 (25 Jun 1976), Rule 5, as amended by GG No. 5575 (3 Jun 1977); discontinued by GG No. 25213 (25 Jul 2003, Schedule corrected by GG No. 26778, 17 Sep 2004) for service on/after 27 Apr 2003. Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
Notes
Son of Mr and Mrs F. Reynolds of Aranos, South West Africa. Buried with full military honours from the Evangelical Lutheran Church, Aranos (Sapa, via War in Angola forum).
Research notes
War in Angola forum Sapa clipping (Johan Schoeman Excel export, 1 Sep 2026): killed in action against SWAPO in northern SWA; announced by Maj-Gen Jannie Geldenhuys; parents Mr and Mrs F Reynolds of Aranos; funeral Evangelical Lutheran Church, Aranos. Unit given as 911 Battalion (record has 41 Battalion / Unit2 911 Battalion — the documented SWATF renumbering).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Aug 2026: 41 Bn (later 911 Bn), age 18 (was 19).
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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 42-45 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): WINDHOEK - A coloured member of 911 Battalion of the South West African Territory Force, Rifleman Neels Jakobus Reynolds, was killed in action against Swapo in northern SWA on Wednesday, Major-General Jannie Geldenhuys, officer commanding the forces in the territory announced in Windhoek yesterday..
Stories 1
Rfn Reynolds is survived by his parents, Mr and Mrs F Reynolds of Aranos, SWA.
He will be buried with full military honours from the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Aranos at 11am on Wednesday. - Sapa.
He will be buried with full military honours from the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Aranos at 11am on Wednesday. - Sapa.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.