Identity
Person No.
41887
Service No.
85073807PC
Last Name
First Name
Edwin Ivan
Initials
E I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, he was teaching a lady friend to drive and was stopped by the SAP. An argument ensued and the SAP member shot him in the shoulder and chest
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Corps
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Engineers (Construction)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Per John, 4 Sep 2026: 1 Construction Regiment is a Permanent Force (Regular) unit -- no Wikipedia source found for this one; confirmed directly.
Notes
Son of Mr. E. H. Chalmers, of Rustdene, Beaufort West. His mother was deceased.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "1 Construction Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
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