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Identity
Person No.
33502
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Van Deventer 26
First Name
Rip
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1959 (±1 yr) 442
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
01 January 1981 263
Cause code
MVA 2,635
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motorcycle accident 22
Died in motorcycle accident
Military Service
Branch
Medical Health
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Special Forces 10
Corps
South African Medical Corps 536
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur
Defence Force
SADF 3,838
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,873
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,926
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,612
Memorial
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Same 1972 Special Forces lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando / 5 Special Forces Regiment (see pass 2) -- a standing Permanent Force branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes

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Research notes

SASFA In Memoriam (natural / other causes): confirmed operator; SASFA lists Operators deceased through natural / other causes (died while still serving on this roll). SASFA: Van Deventer Rip 1981. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SASFA Van Deventer Rip 1981. Possible duplicate of PN 33498 Albertus Louis van Deventer, 5 Recce, same year motorcycle accident. Not merged. SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 64247240E cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "VAN DEVENTER, PETRUS JOHANNES" (CO, Sterf 23 06 70), matching PersonNumber 33501 (Van Deventer, DateDeath 1970-06-23) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "64247240E". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong. 26 Aug 2026: Corps from SAWGP Regiment South African Medical Corps; Unit leftover "42 Squadron" → Special Forces (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit).

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