Identity
Person No.
48624
Service No.
72261175BA
Last Name
First Name
Michael David
Initials
M D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Killed in a head-on collision on the Potchefstroom-Johannesburg road while overtaking another vehicle, in a private motor vehicle accident while on weekend pass
Military Service
Location
Notes
Died alongside Gunner Joseph Spedding Baggott (PersonNumber 48625) in the same collision. No SAWGP record found — new ROH record. Bushwar Books 23 Aug 2026: https://www.warbooks.co.za/posts/lest-we-forget-23-august/
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Aug 2026: unit School of Artillery (Bushwar Books gave no unit); a third man, Gunner Gregory Gordon Ellis (PersonNumber 48627), died in the same collision.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
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Bushwar Books 23 Aug 2026 Lest We Forget post.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 Aug 2026, pasted directly.
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