Identity
Person No.
33593
Service No.
78204567BG
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Tobias
Initials
C T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Defence Force
SADF 3,290
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,006
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of malaria, contracted during an operation in Angola, at Oshikati
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Brother of Sias van Schalkwyk.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 25 Feb 2026: 78204567BG Private Cornelius Tobias van Schalkwyk, Dog Training Centre, died in hospital at Oshakati after contracting malaria in Southern Angola while attached to 201 Battalion SWATF as a dog handler, age 19. ROH rank is Rifleman; unit is Equestrian Centre; Unit2 is attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group; age is 18 (not overwritten).
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 25 Feb 2026: 78204567BG Private Cornelius Tobias van Schalkwyk, Dog Training Centre, died in hospital at Oshakati after contracting malaria in Southern Angola while attached to 201 Battalion SWATF as a dog handler, age 19. ROH rank is Rifleman; unit is Equestrian Centre; Unit2 is attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group; age is 18 (not overwritten).
- South African War Graves Project
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