Identity
Person No.
49655
Service No.
78451976BG
Last Name
First Name
Martin
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,595
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Private Motor Vehicle Accident, at Pretoria. He was AWOL at the time.
Military Service
Location
Unit History
Role at time of death
Engineers (Construction)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Per John, 4 Sep 2026: 1 Construction Regiment is a Permanent Force (Regular) unit -- no Wikipedia source found for this one; confirmed directly.
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
South Africa War Graves Project (southafricawargraves.org), via Mike Sandham OMISSIONS email 4 Sep 2026, search parameters 17 Jan 1949 to 17 Feb 2017.
John, 4 Sep 2026: corrected field placement -- 1 Construction Regiment moved to Regiment (matching this unit's own name), South African Engineer Corps moved to Corps (matching every other 1 Construction Regiment record on the ROH, e.g. Atkinson PN 29278), Unit cleared.
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