Identity
Person No.
49763
Service No.
75501403BG
Last Name
First Name
John Michell Arthur
Initials
J M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
11 Feb 1981: 75501403BG Private John Michell Arthur Tizzard from 72 Motorised Brigade, South African Technical Services Corps Died in Private Motorbike Accident, on the Benoni-Heidelburg Road. He was off duty. He was 21.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Corps
South African Technical Services 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 Sheet3:769, 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:
"11 Feb 1981: 75501403BG Private John Michell Arthur Tizzard from 72 Motorised Brigade, South African Technical Services Corps Died in Private Motorbike Accident, on the Benoni-Heidelburg Road. He was off duty. He was 21."
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