Son of Mr. and Mrs. van der Wath
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 Apr 2024: 80325731BG Rifleman Phillip Fourie van Vuuren, 4 SAI, killed outside Amsterdam when Ratel 22C accidentally drove into the rear of Ratel 22B during a sandstorm and poor visibility; vehicles were patrolling the road to Piet Retief and had pulled off the road, age 19.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 28 Apr 2024: 80325731BG Rifleman Phillip Fourie van Vuuren, 4 SAI, killed outside Amsterdam when Ratel 22C accidentally drove into the rear of Ratel 22B during a sandstorm and poor visibility; vehicles were patrolling the road to Piet Retief and had pulled off the road, age 19.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 100 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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