Identity
Person No.
32819
Old ROH no.
1265
Service No.
65584062BT
Last Name
First Name
Benjamin Johannes
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received on patrol in the Jati strip North of Umbalantu. His section came under heavy enemy fire at evening "klaarstaan" at their TB. Ben was wounded in the neck and although a CASEVAC was arranged, he died of his injuries
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,852
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Regiment North Natal" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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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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 29-32 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Ben was a section leader on patrol in the Jati strip North of Umbalantu. His section came under heavy enemy fire at evening "klaarstaan" at their TB. Ben was wounded in the neck and although a CASEVAC was arranged, he died of his injuries. He was with Regiment Noord Natal.
Dedications
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