Identity
Person No.
49874
Service No.
90418898BG
Last Name
First Name
Willem Hendrik
Initials
W H
Date of Birth
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,646
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in military vehicle accident, Ratel overturned, at Army Battle School
Military Service
Location
Country
Unknown
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Smith, of Newton Park, Port Elizabeth. Buried Port Elizabeth (Forest Hill) Cemetery, Section 35, Row B, No. 3N.
Research notes
7 Oct 2026: New record. Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 7 Oct 2026: "90418898BG Corporal Willem Hendrik Smith from 61 Mechanised Battalion Group was killed when his Ratel overturned at the Army Battle School. He was 18." SAWGP (details.php?id=41965) confirms. Not in DB prior to this pass.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Mike Sandham
Sandham omissions 7 Oct 2026 (confirms in full)
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South African War Graves Project
open source ↗
SAWGP record 7 Oct 2026
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