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Identity
Person No.
48605
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Wynand
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Private
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,297
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,522
Accident
Cause of Death
Reported Missing after going hiking alone on Table Mountain, Cape Town; body located the following day. Lost his way and in the dark fell and broke his leg; died from shock and exposure during the night
Location
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Unknown
Research notes

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.

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  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: Private Wynand van Rhyn from the South African Medical Corps, attached to 2 Military Hospital, Wynberg, was Reported Missing when he failed to return after hiking alone on Table Mountain. His body was later located. He was 19. Graham gave no service number. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time).
  • Mike Sandham
    OMISSIONS 18 Aug 2026: no SAWGP. Bush War Books Lest We Forget: Pte Wynand van Rhyn, SAMC att. 2 Military Hospital (BWB: Millitary), Table Mountain, shock and exposure, age 19.
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