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Identity
Person No.
49743
Service No.
77284511BG
Last Name
First Name
Mark Anthony
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
01 Oct 1979: 77284511BG Rifleman Mark Anthony Ashington from Army Headquarters, South African Infantry Corps Died in Private Vehicle Accident, at Ladysmith. He was off duty. He was 18. Technical Service Corps ... while travelling as a passenger. He was on his way home to Howick on a weekend pass - at the time of the accident - (TDK) TD Veterane Vereniging (Tiffies) NPC FB post (All posts Credit Col (rt) Graham du Toit).
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Army Headquarters
Corps
South African Infantry Corps
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 Sheet3:5325, 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:
"01 Oct 1979: 77284511BG Rifleman Mark Anthony Ashington from Army Headquarters, South African Infantry Corps Died in Private Vehicle Accident, at Ladysmith. He was off duty. He was 18. Technical Service Corps ... while travelling as a passenger. He was on his way home to Howick on a weekend pass - at the time of the accident - (TDK) TD Veterane Vereniging (Tiffies) NPC FB post (All posts Credit Col (rt) Graham du Toit)."

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