Identity
Person No.
48596
Service No.
77257194BG
Last Name
First Name
Michael Bruce
Initials
M B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,640
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in a Private Motor Vehicle Accident, near Winburg at 03h00, head-on collision while returning to Bloemfontein from Johannesburg after a weekend pass
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,848
South African Defence Force
Location
Unit History
Role at time of death
Airborne light infantry (paratroops)
Status
Regular Force
Part of
Raised 1 April 1961 at Tempe. First battalion of 44 Parachute Brigade from 1978.
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Mar 2026: 77257194BG Rifleman Michael Bruce Lubbe, 1 Parachute Battalion, killed when his private motor vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another motor vehicle near Winburg at 03h00 while returning to Bloemfontein from Johannesburg after a weekend pass, age 21. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Mar 2026: 77257194BG Rifleman Michael Bruce Lubbe, 1 Parachute Battalion, killed when his private motor vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with another motor vehicle near Winburg at 03h00 while returning to Bloemfontein from Johannesburg after a weekend pass, age 21. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time).
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 120-122 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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