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Identity
Person No.
32831
Old ROH no.
1836
Service No.
76251438BG
Last Name
Scholtz 34
First Name
Lesley Andrew
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 417
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
08 April 1980 123
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
While guarding a Water Works camp 3
While guarding a Water Works camp, 2 km North of Ombalantu, the detachment came under fire and he was severely wounded in the head during the exchange. He died later at 1 Mil Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
3 South African Infantry Battalion 70
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,839
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,926
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,612
Memorial
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Training Formation
Notes

Son of Mr. T. E. Scholtz, of Knysna.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2026: 76251438BG Rifleman Lesley Andrew Scholtz, 3 SAI, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Kavangoland, age 20. ROH cause is wounded in the head while guarding a water works 2 km north of Ombalantu; died later at 1 Military Hospital (not overwritten). | Also Last Post 08 Apr 2024: 76251438BG Rifleman Lesley Andrew Scholtz, 3 SAI, KIA SWAPO/PLAN Kavangoland, age 20. ROH Ombalantu water-works / 1 Mil Hospital already noted on 08 Apr 2026 (not overwritten). | Also Last Post 08 Apr 2025: 76251438BG Rifleman Lesley Andrew Scholtz, 3 SAI, KIA SWAPO/PLAN Kavangoland, age 20. ROH Ombalantu water-works / 1 Mil already noted (not overwritten).
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".

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External References
  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2026: 76251438BG Rifleman Lesley Andrew Scholtz, 3 SAI, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Kavangoland, age 20. ROH cause is wounded in the head while guarding a water works 2 km north of Ombalantu; died later at 1 Military Hospital (not overwritten).
  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2024: 76251438BG Rifleman Lesley Andrew Scholtz from 3 SAI was Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Kavangoland. He was 20. Conflicts with ROH Ombalantu water-works wounding and death at 1 Mil Hospital — cause not overwritten.
  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2025: 76251438BG Rifleman Lesley Andrew Scholtz from 3 SAI was Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Kavangoland. He was 20. Conflicts with ROH Ombalantu water-works wounding and death at 1 Mil Hospital — cause not overwritten.
  • SADF.info Border Roll of Honour open source ↗
    SADF.info Border RoH
  • South African War Graves Project open source ↗
  • The War in Angola open source ↗
    War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 36-41 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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