Identity
Person No.
49829
Service No.
01480102PE
Last Name
First Name
Jacob van Zyl
Initials
J V Z
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
52
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
NAT 759
Natural causes
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Colonel
Regiment
Army Headquarters
Unit
Financial Section
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 22 Sep 2026: "01480102PE Colonel Jacob van Zyl Schoeman from the Financial Section at Army Headquarters died from lung cancer in 1 Military Hospital. He was 52." NEW ROH record -- no Schoeman on the roll for 22 Sep 1981.
Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 22 SEPTEMBER (mailed 22 Sep 2026, credited The South Africa War Graves Project unless otherwise specified): "22 Sep 1981: 01480102PE Colonel Jacob van Zyl Schoeman from Financial Section, South African Army H.Q. Died of lung cancer, at 1 Mil Hospital. He was 52." INDEPENDENT CONFIRMATION of this record, created the previous day from Graham du Toit's Last Post. Every field agrees.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 22 Sep 2026
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Mike Sandham
Mike Sandham omissions 22 Sep 2026 (SAWGP)
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