Identity
Person No.
32770
Old ROH no.
1242
Service No.
AT/27192
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Gerhardus Roos
Initials
J G R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Voortrekkerhogte
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. R. J. D. Runkel.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AT/27192 Private Jacobus Gerhardus Roos Runkel, 57 Quartermaster & Technical Depot, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 18. ROH unit was 15 Squadron (regiment already 57 K&t Co).
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AT/27192 Private Jacobus Gerhardus Roos Runkel, 57 Quartermaster & Technical Depot, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 18. ROH unit was 15 Squadron (regiment already 57 K&t Co).
- 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 82-84 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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