Identity
Person No.
49675
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Louis Johannes
Initials
L J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
48
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,077
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Boarded medically unfit as a result of ailments contracted on active service; died of tuberculosis in 1 Military Hospital
Military Service
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Army
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Sep 2026: WO II Louis Johannes Helmand, South African Army, boarded medically unfit for ailments contracted on active service, died of tuberculosis in 1 Military Hospital, age 48. New ROH record; not found on prior local ROH by name+DoD. No service number given. Not on Bushwar same-day post. | SAWGP/Mike Sandham OMISSIONS 13 Sep 2026 confirms: WO II Helmand, South African Army, died of tuberculosis at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital (consistent with 1 Military Hospital, which is at Voortrekkerhoogte), age 48. No new detail.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 13 Sep 2026
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Mike Sandham
Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 13 SEPTEMBER, mailed 13 Sep 2026
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South African War Graves Project
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SAWGP omissions mail 13 Sep 2026
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