Identity
Person No.
33589
Old ROH no.
1502
Service No.
85543981BG
Last Name
First Name
Rudi
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at Bloemhof. He fell in front of the wheels of a moving diesel bunker vehicle while refueling a convoy en route to Cape Town
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,838
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. J. F. van Rooyen, of Cradock.
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 23 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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