Identity
Person No.
49659
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Oscar
Initials
O
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Military Service
Rank
Skutter
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
201 Battalion 35
Formerly
31 Battalion
(1980)
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Location not recorded
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
On 31/201 Bn Memorial Needle
Research notes
New record, 7 Sep 2026, from the Battle Group Alpha/31 & 201 Bn Commemorative Needle memorial photograph (Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_Group_Alpha,_31_%26_201_Battalion_Commemorative_Needle_03.jpg No prior ROH record found. Cause of death not given on the memorial.
10 Sep 2026: Unit set to 201 Battalion per Mike Sandham naming rule (DoD in 1 Aug 1980-pre 1 Jun 1989). Ambiguous Regiment '31 or 201 Battalion' cleared. Needle memorial.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Mike Sandham
Email 9 Sep 2026: Unit filled by Mike Sandham 31/201 Bn dating rule (Needle)
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