Van Rhyn , Wynand (W)

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: Private Wynand van Rhyn, South African Medical Corps attached to 2 Military Hospital Wynberg, Reported Missing hiking alone on Table Mountain; body found the next day, broken leg, died of shock and exposure, age 19. Graham gave no service number. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time). Unit stored as 2 Military Hospital (new UnitID 4190). | Mike Sandham 18 Aug 2026 omissions: no SAWGP record. Bush War Books Lest We Forget: Private Wynand van Rhyn, SAMC attached 2 Military Hospital Wynberg, hiking Table Mountain, broken leg, shock and exposure, age 19 (BWB spelling Millitary left as source typo). Same facts as Graham Last Post.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Medical Health". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.