Identity
Person No.
49738
Service No.
75505011BG
Last Name
First Name
Basil Ruben
Initials
B R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
28 Apr 1979: 75505011BG Rifleman Basil Ruben Lentz from 6 South African Infantry Battalion, South African Infantry Corps Died in Freak Accident, electric shock while using an electric drill, in East London. He was on weekend pass. He was 20.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Corps
South African Infantry Corps
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), row Sheet3:2409, 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:
"28 Apr 1979: 75505011BG Rifleman Basil Ruben Lentz from 6 South African Infantry Battalion, South African Infantry Corps Died in Freak Accident, electric shock while using an electric drill, in East London. He was on weekend pass. He was 20."
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