Identity
Person No.
33588
Service No.
76432723BG
Last Name
First Name
Nicolaas Mostert Hofmeyer Van Der Spuy
Initials
N M H V D S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,586
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of accidental injuries, grenade explosion on shooting range during training, at Omega
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
31 Battalion 34
Later renamed
201 Battalion
(1980)
Defence Force
SADF 3,856
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1978 Army. Right column. 40th name from the top (Van Rooyen N.M.H. vd S.)
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. N. M. H. V. D. S. van Rooyen
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castleâ€"Havenga, Mennigkeâ€"Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Right column. 40th name from the top (Van Rooyen N.M.H. vd S.).
10 Sep 2026: Renamed away from 31 (Bushman) Battalion label; Unit set by Mike Sandham dating rule (31 Bn outside 1 Aug 1980-1 Jun 1989 window, else 201 Bn).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Mike Sandham
Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule
- 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), pages 134-135 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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