Identity
Person No.
33154
Old ROH no.
1370
Service No.
74287186BG
Last Name
First Name
Stephanus Rudolph
Initials
S R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Candidate Officer
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,295
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,465
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Accident, struck by a bullet resulting from an accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle while at Grootfontein
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1978 Army. Right column. 25th name from the top (Strydom S.R.)
Notes
Son of Mr. P. J. Strydom, of Hadison Park, Kimberley.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 74287186BG Candidate Officer Stephanus Rudolph Strydom, Infantry School Instructor Group, killed at Grootfontein by an accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle, age 20. Cause had HTML entity ' — corrected to an apostrophe.
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Right column. 25th name from the top (Strydom S.R.).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 May 2024: 74287186BG Candidate Officer Stephanus Rudolph Strydom, Infantry School Instructor Group, killed at Grootfontein by an accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle, age 20. Cause had HTML entity ' — corrected to an apostrophe.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
On 28 May 1978 in the area between old Etali base and St. Mary's Mission Station, ... S.R. Strydom, was accidently shot by a fellow platoon member. A casevac/medivac chopper with medical personnel was immediately requested by radio. While the platoon medic helped him, Strydom requested that the Platoon Commander say a prayer. At this stage it was apparent that he was slipping away, but the medic tried his utmost best and everybody tried to assist, either by preparing a LZ, stand guard in all-round defense or to comfort Strydom, until the dust-off chopper arrived to take him away. The personnel aboard the chopper took over and a few minutes after take off, the pilot radioed back to the platoon that their comrade had passed away. A sad loss, he was young, bright, had a future ahead of him and could still have contributed much to society and his country. May his soul rest in peace. Information extracted from www.moth.org.za Peter
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