Identity
Person No.
48614
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Jim
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
44
Military Service
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 922
South African National Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,581
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, in Burundi while serving with the Peacekeeping Mission in that country
Location
Memorial
Memorial
Location
SANDF Mobilisation Centre, De Brug
Address
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Operation
Operation
Dates
2001 to 2009
About
SANDF contribution to the African Union/United Nations peacekeeping presence in Burundi during and after its civil war.
Awards
Military Merit Medal (MMM)
South Africa
Listed with this post-nominal on the SASFA In Memoriam PDF. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf
Notes
Jim Reeves was a nom de guerre.
Research notes
SASFA In Memoriam (operators): confirmed Special Forces operator. SASFA: Reeves Jim MMM DOI 2004. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SAWGP details.php?id=42813 is this death (verified 2025-04-13); ROH PersonNumber 42813 is Madondo, SAPS — not merged. Age 44 from SAWGP. No service number given.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Other web source
DefenceWeb SANDF peacekeeper fatalities list (Burundi MVA context for later Recce/SANDF deaths)
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South African War Graves Project
SAWGP details.php?id=42813 is this record; ROH PersonNumber 42813 is a different person — not merged
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Unit veterans association
SASFA In Memoriam: Reeves Jim MMM DOI 2004 — confirmed Special Forces operator
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defenceWeb -- SANDF peacekeeper fatalities
defenceWeb, "SANDF peacekeeper fatalities" and "DRC deaths pushed SANDF peacekeeper fatalities to over 100 since democracy" (compiled lists). Confirms existing record.
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