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Identity
Person No.
33409
Old ROH no.
1540
Service No.
68202035N
First Name
Willem Ockert
Initials
W O
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in a Pedestrian Accident, struck by a car on the roadside, approx 10 miles from Kroonstad, on the Ventersburg - Kroonstad road. He was part of a military convoy, traveling between Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Notes

Son of Mr. van den Heever.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Apr 2026: 68202035N Private Willem Ockert van den Heever, North West Command Headquarters attached to 4 Field Regiment Headquarters, killed in the same roadside rest-break accident between Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom, age 19. ROH unit is Air Operations School Langebaanweg; Unit2 is Air Force (not overwritten). | Also Last Post 12 Apr 2020: 68202035N Private Willem Ockert van den Heever, North West Command Headquarters, killed in a military vehicle accident at Kroonstad, age 19. This 2020 post treats him as a separate Kroonstad MVA; ROH and Last Post 12 Apr 2026 have the same pedestrian rest-break accident as Kleu M.C. PN 31094 (not overwritten).

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  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Apr 2026: 68202035N Private Willem Ockert van den Heever, North West Command Headquarters attached to 4 Field Regiment Headquarters, killed in the same roadside rest-break accident between Bloemfontein and Potchefstroom, age 19. ROH unit is Air Operations School Langebaanweg; Unit2 is Air Force (not overwritten).
  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Apr 2020: 68202035N Private Willem Ockert van den Heever from North West Command Headquarters was killed in a military vehicle accident at Kroonstad. He was 19. Conflicts with Last Post 12 Apr 2026 and ROH (same pedestrian rest-break accident as Kleu M.C. PN 31094) — cause not overwritten.
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