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Identity
Person No.
49732
Service No.
78951472
Last Name
First Name
Marius Anthony
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
14 Dec 1978: 78951472 Rifleman Marius Anthony Diergaard from 41 Battalion, South West African Territory Force Died in Vehicle Accident, about 3 km from Drimiopsis, while off duty. It is alleged that he unlawfully took a Landrover from the Drimiopsis Base and crashed after hitting a pedestrian. He was 20. Diergaardt ... Killed in action, in the Operational area, in a contact with the enemy - SOURCE: The War In Angola Information Portal: Roll of Honour Member Dedications - [http://www.warinangola.com/default.aspx?tabid=1596&Parameter=3422].
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Corps
South West African Territory Force
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Unknown
Research notes

Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), row Sheet3:6627, imported 16 Sep 2026. Credited to The South Africa War Graves Project (southafricawargraves.org) unless his entry says otherwise. NEW ROH record -- no match on the roll by service number, by surname with date, or on a widened surname-plus-year check. Mike's entry verbatim:
"14 Dec 1978: 78951472 Rifleman Marius Anthony Diergaard from 41 Battalion, South West African Territory Force Died in Vehicle Accident, about 3 km from Drimiopsis, while off duty. It is alleged that he unlawfully took a Landrover from the Drimiopsis Base and crashed after hitting a pedestrian. He was 20. Diergaardt ... Killed in action, in the Operational area, in a contact with the enemy - SOURCE: The War In Angola Information Portal: Roll of Honour Member Dedications - [http://www.warinangola.com/default.aspx?tabid=1596&Parameter=3422]

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