Identity
Person No.
33772
Service No.
75254714
Last Name
First Name
Eugene Johann Milton
Initials
E J M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,640
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in 1 Mil Hospital from injuries received in a private motorcycle accident, which occurred on the 26 Jan
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,848
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
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Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Field Engineers
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Formed 1973 from 17 Field Squadron (relocated from Potchefstroom to Bethlehem, 1967); listed as the primary deployment unit of the SA Army Engineer Formation's regular units.
Notes
Son of Mr. J. H. T. von Solms, of Pretoria
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Field Engineer Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Air Force".
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