Identity
Person No.
49668
Service No.
90516675BG
Last Name
First Name
Hendrik Adriaan
Initials
H A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Accident, accidentally self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head while standing guard in a watch tower at Potchefstroom (dropped rifle)
Military Service
Rank
Gunner
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Unit History
Role at time of death
Artillery (Composite Regiment, Potchefstroom)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
"4 Artillery Regiment (Composite Regiment) (Potchefstroom)" listed under the SA Army Artillery Formation's regular units. Exact formation date not given in the source.
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 Sep 2026: 90516675BG Gunner Hendrik Adriaan Mulder, 4 Artillery Regiment, accidentally self-inflicted GSW head while standing guard watch tower Potchefstroom (dropped rifle), age 19. New ROH record. Not on Bushwar Books same-day post. Not found on prior local ROH by SN or name+DoD.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 10 Sep 2026
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