Identity
Person No.
33511
Old ROH no.
1717
Service No.
69340255PE
Last Name
First Name
John Christopher
Initials
J C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died at Messina while attempting to recover a vehicle. Bedford Recovery vehicle tipped over and crushed him
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Husband of Mrs. N. van Graan, of Gezina
Research notes
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.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 92 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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