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Identity
Person No.
33860
Old ROH no.
1660
Service No.
75557355BG
Last Name
Wienand 6
First Name
William Arthur
Initials
W A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
12 April 1978 344
Cause code
MVA 2,648
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,764
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Unimog overturned about 17 km South of Beacon 43, at Kavango
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
10 Anti Aircraft Regiment 15
Corps
South African Artillery 719
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,856
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Mpumalanga 425
Cemetery
LYDENBURG CEMETERY 9
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1
Coordinates
-25.08646, 30.44579 OSM
Memorial
1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)
Names on 1978 SAA Castle-Wolfgang
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
1978 SAA Castle-Wolfgang
On the panel
1978 Army. Right column. 44th name from the top (Wienand W.A.)
Unit History
Role at time of death
Air Defence Artillery
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Listed under the regular subsection of the SA Army Air Defence Artillery Formation. Exact formation date not given in the source.
Notes

Son of Mr. A. Wienand

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Apr 2026: 75557355BG Gunner William Arthur Wienand, 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, killed when his Unimog overturned about 17 km South of Beacon 43, age 18. | Also Last Post 12 Apr 2020: 75557355BG Gunner William Arthur Wienand, 10 Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Unimog overturned in Kavangoland, age 18. ROH already 17 km South of Beacon 43 at Kavango.
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Right column. 44th name from the top (Wienand W.A.).
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "10 Anti Aircraft Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged. | Gunners Association RoH lists them (South African Border War 1978 Gunner W.A. Wienand) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added -- database-wide sweep for SADF Border War operational-area deaths within the medal's gazetted window (25 Jun 1976 - 27 Apr 2003), per the warrant's died-before-qualifying-period provision. See PersonAward.Citation for the gazette references.
14 Sep 2026: Pro Patria Medal added earlier today REVERTED -- John obtained the actual Government Gazette (GG 5171/5575); the "died before completing the qualifying period" provision relied on does not exist in the primary text (it was a secondary-source claim). Actual Rule 5 requires (a) combat/enemy-caused incident, (b) a Ministerially-acknowledged operation (clasp), or (c) 55+ continuous/90+ non-continuous days in an operational area -- none of which this record's cause of death clearly demonstrates.

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