Identity
Person No.
33595
Service No.
81689721PE
Last Name
First Name
Helena Suzanna Maria
Initials
H S M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Candidate Officer
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,462
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, at 1 Military Hospital, from complications arising out of an accidental shooting with a private firearm. Accidentally shot herself in the chest
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Daughter of Mr. G. H. van Schalkwyk, of Meyerton.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 81689721PE Candidate Officer (Miss) Helena Suzanna Maria van Schalkwyk, 1 Military Hospital, SAMC, critically wounded by an accidentally self-inflicted gunshot to the chest with her private firearm; emergency surgery; Died of Wounds when complications set in, age 19. Graham notes grave headstone 17.8.1981; ROH DateDeath 1981-08-18 left. Service number suffix PE added. Cause already matched.
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 81689721PE Candidate Officer (Miss) Helena Suzanna Maria van Schalkwyk from 1 Military Hospital, South African Medical Corps, Died of Wounds after an accidentally self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest using her private firearm. She was 19. Headstone date 17.8.1981 — ROH DateDeath 1981-08-18 not overwritten.
- South African War Graves Project
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