No record on South Africa War Graves Project at research time. | Known as Valie. Buried West End Cemetery, Kimberley. July 1980 intake, DTCS. Norman Barrett 11 Aug 2017: DTCS needle 10 Aug 1982; sister later confirmed 11 Aug 1982. ROH date left 10 Aug (needle / Graham). Place of death 3 Mil (Graham) vs Barrett 2 or 3 Mil.
OMISSIONS: 10 AUGUST. SADFA FB / War In Angola Parameter=14 (Mike Sandham) | Norman Barrett emails Aug 2017 (sister: known as Valie; date 11 Aug vs needle 10 Aug).
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("Danie Theron Combat School") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
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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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Aug 2026 (same ruptured-appendix narrative).
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 80 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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