Identity
Person No.
33202
Old ROH no.
1392
Service No.
81269136BG
Last Name
First Name
Hendrik Franchois
Initials
H F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,297
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,581
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, killed instantly when he was accidentally run over by a Samil 100 truck near Potchefstroom while on his way to stand guard at the North West Command Ammunition Dump. The Samil vehicle had stopped while the driver was checking which turn-off he should take and Taljaard used this opportunity to climb off the vehicle to pick up some small stones. The vehicle started reversing just as Taljaard tried to re-board and he slipped on the gravel and was accidentally run over
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
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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The War in Angola
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 98-99 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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