Identity
Person No.
41875
Service No.
83209825PE
Last Name
First Name
Rhinus
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, parachute failed to open, at General de Wet Training Area
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,839
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Airborne Infantry
Status
Mixed: 1 Parachute Battalion Permanent Force (Regular); 2 & 3 Parachute Battalion Reserve Force
Part of
1 Parachute Battalion established 1 April 1961 (Regular Force). 44 Parachute Brigade formed April 1978 with the addition of 2 and 3 Parachute Battalions (Reserve Force); redesignated 44 Parachute Regiment in 2000. Status varies by battalion -- check Unit field for which battalion a given record belonged to before assuming Regular vs Reserve.
Notes
Stepson of Mr. and Mrs. G. Conradie, of Wilkinson Street, Meiringspark, Klerksdorp.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 19 Jul 2026: Staff Sergeant Rhinus Nieuhaus, 44 Parachute Regiment, accidentally killed when his parachute failed during a practice free-fall jump at the General de Wet Training Area, age 25. ROH last name is Niehaus; unit was 121 SAI (regiment already 44 Para). ROH service number 83209825PE (Graham gave none).
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 19 Jul 2026: Staff Sergeant Rhinus Nieuhaus, 44 Parachute Regiment, accidentally killed when his parachute failed during a practice free-fall jump at the General de Wet Training Area, age 25. ROH last name is Niehaus; unit was 121 SAI (regiment already 44 Para). ROH service number 83209825PE (Graham gave none).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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