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Identity
Person No.
33086
Service No.
82234097
Last Name
First Name
Johannes David
Initials
J D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Cause code
MVA 2,646
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received in private vehicle accident which occurred while he was off duty. He died in the Far East Rand Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,852
South African Defence Force
Unit History
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 Mr. J. D. Steenkamp, of Bellville.

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "1 Construction Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.

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