Identity
Person No.
32998
Old ROH no.
2076
Service No.
78570793BG
Last Name
First Name
Martin Johannes
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Corps
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
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
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Attached To
Role at time of death
Engineers (Construction)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Per John, 4 Sep 2026: 1 Construction Regiment is a Permanent Force (Regular) unit -- no Wikipedia source found for this one; confirmed directly.
Notes
Son of Mrs. M. S. J. Herbst
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "1 Construction Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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), page 19 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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