Identity
Person No.
32960
Service No.
89729313PE
Last Name
First Name
Lucas Guluva
Initials
L G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 836
South African National Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,578
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in a military motorcycle accident while on farm patrol at Amsterdam
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
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Notes
Husband of Mrs. B.Z. Simelane of Mpuluzi.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: 89729313PE Corporal Lucas Guluva Simelane, Group 12 Headquarters, killed in a military motorcycle accident while on farm patrol at Amsterdam, age 31. ROH unit is Hq (regiment already Group 12); age is 33 (not overwritten).
Citations
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Feb 2026: 89729313PE Corporal Lucas Guluva Simelane, Group 12 Headquarters, killed in a military motorcycle accident while on farm patrol at Amsterdam, age 31. ROH unit is Hq (regiment already Group 12); age is 33 (not overwritten).
- South African War Graves Project
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