De Bruyn , Nicholaas Johannes (N J)

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Apr 2026: 77526713BG Private Nicholaas Johannes de Bruyn, 16 Maintenance Unit, Died of Wounds at Grootfontein after being stabbed during an altercation at Grootfontein, age 19. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time).
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.