Identity
Person No.
33642
Old ROH no.
1525
Service No.
66291022BT
Last Name
First Name
Alwyn Merwe
Initials
A M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,077
Died of disease
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
Notes
Known to be commemorated on a monument outside of 4 SAI Bn main gate
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Regiment Oranjerivier" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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), pages 81-82 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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