Identity
Person No.
33548
Old ROH no.
1485
Service No.
74444613BT
Last Name
First Name
Dawid Lambert
Initials
D L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,586
Accident
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,856
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Husband of Mrs. J. M. van Niekerk
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Regiment De Wet" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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 20 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Tragically killed in a friendly fire accident one evening when his platoon went to help another unit hit by a landmine. On approach a chef opened fire hitting Van Niekerk.
Dedications
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