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
Military Service
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,462
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, parachute failed to open, at General de Wet Training Area
Grave Reference
Location
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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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
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