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Identity
Person No.
48609
Service No.
640229
Last Name
First Name
Henry Thomas
Initials
H T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
65
Military Service
Rank
Junior Inspector
Unit
European Auxiliary Services
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 22,701
Union Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
NAT 713
Natural causes
Cause of Death
Died of a heart attack, at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital
Notes

Husband of Mrs. C. F. McDonald, of Newlands, Johannesburg.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: 640229 Henry Thomas McDonald, Junior Inspector at the South African Army European Auxiliary Services (EAS), died in 1 Military Hospital after a heart attack, age 65. New ROH record (not on SAWGP at research time). No SAWGP details.php id known. Rank Junior Inspector left as given (no RankID).
Mike Sandham 21 Aug 2026 omissions: 640229 Junior Inspector Henry Thomas McDonald, South African European Auxiliary Services, died of natural causes at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital, age 65. SAWGP details.php?id=42180 (grave Thaba Tshwane Old No.1 B19; husband of Mrs C. F. McDonald, Newlands, Johannesburg). Graham 21 Aug said 1 Military Hospital / heart attack — 1 Mil as a named hospital opened 1972; hospital set to Voortrekkerhoogte (SAWGP/Mike); heart attack left as Graham's more specific cause under natural causes. Regiment was SA Army — set to South African European Auxiliary Services.

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External References
  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Aug 2026: 640229 Junior Inspector Henry Thomas McDonald, SA Army EAS, heart attack 1 Military Hospital, age 65. New ROH record.
  • Mike Sandham
    Mike Sandham 21 Aug 2026 omissions: 640229 Junior Inspector Henry Thomas McDonald, SA European Auxiliary Services, natural causes, Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital, age 65. SAWGP 42180.
  • South African War Graves Project
    SAWGP details.php?id=42180. Not ROH PersonNumber 42180 (that PN is unused).
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