Identity
Person No.
33000
Old ROH no.
35207
Service No.
90416751PY
Last Name
First Name
Rudolph Jacobus
Initials
R J
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, at Margate Airstrip base. He was shot by one of his own troops with a R4 rifle in the conference room at the base
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SANDF 1,029
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Attached To
Role at time of death
Infantry (Motorised)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Listed under South African Army Infantry (Motorised) (Regular) in the SA Army Units navbox.
Notes
Son of Mr. A. A. Smit, of Ladysmith.
Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
Rudolph and another officer (Lt), both of 5 SAI Bn, was shot and killed by one of their own troops in the Ops room at the base that used to be at Margate Airport. An OPS Medic also in the building at that time managed to shoot the troop after being wounded himself. We completed training at the Inf School together. His father was the WO at the LWT in 5 SAI.
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