Identity
Person No.
32842
Old ROH no.
1275
Service No.
86437498BG
Last Name
First Name
Deon
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Accident, shot while attempting to resolve a dispute as one soldier had taken another hostage
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "6 South African Infantry Battalion" → H.Q. (SAWGP Unit).
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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
Deon Schutte was my Sisters fiance, he was based out near the Mozambique border. Apparently one of his coloured troops who was denied his medicines earlier in the day took another troop hostage. Deon was woken up in the middle of the night and asked to intervene he tried negotiating with(R4 RIFLE) the troop but was shot and mortally wounded through the chest. He was from Springs on the East Rand near Joburg. Another young life sacrificed for nothing.
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