Identity
Person No.
33845
Old ROH no.
1652
Service No.
01506658E
Last Name
First Name
Dietlof Ziegfried
Initials
D Z
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, at Walvis Bay. He was struck by a ricochet during a combat shooting exercise when he inadvertently moved into a danger area while the drill was in progress
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Captain
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Husband of Mrs. J. M. Weyers, of Walvis Bay.
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "15 08 73" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (01506658E) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1973-08-13). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Aug 2026.
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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 123-124 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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