Identity
Person No.
33590
Old ROH no.
1503
Service No.
87387502BG
Last Name
First Name
Steven
Initials
S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,204
Drowned
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, while crossing the Blyde river near Belvedere. He panicked and drowned
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,836
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. M. P. van Rooyen, of Pretoria.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Mar 2024: 87387502BG 2/Lieutenant Steven van Rooyen, Dog Training Centre, accidentally drowned in the Blyde River at Belvedere, age 19. Graham DateDeath is 06 Mar 1991; ROH is 1991-03-07 (not overwritten). Unit was Dog Centre — corrected to Dog Training Centre. ROH cause notes he panicked while crossing (not overwritten).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Mar 2024: 87387502BG 2/Lieutenant Steven van Rooyen, Dog Training Centre, accidentally drowned in the Blyde River at Belvedere, age 19. Graham DateDeath is 06 Mar 1991; ROH is 1991-03-07 (not overwritten). Unit was Dog Centre — corrected to Dog Training Centre. ROH cause notes he panicked while crossing (not overwritten).
- 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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