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
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,576
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
Location
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).
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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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