Identity
Person No.
33004
Old ROH no.
1760
Service No.
71536924BV
Last Name
First Name
Alfred Gordon
Initials
A G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
58
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,648
Motor vehicle accident
Military Service
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
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Kimberley Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 6 Sep 2026: confirmed (post says "Rifleman", ROH has "Private" -- both plausible for this unit, not changed).
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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 93-94 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
06 Sep 1980: 71536924BV Rifleman Alfred Gordon Smith from the Kimberley Regiment was killed in a military vehicle accident at Sishen. He was 58.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.