Correspondence
Correspondence and SAWGP research notes
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Date of Death | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39755 | De Portugal | Orlando | O | Rifleman | 6 South African Infantry Battalion | 1985-03-09 | DUPLICATE of PersonNumber 30491 (Goncalves, Orlando De Portugal, 82532581BG, DateDeath 1985-09-03). Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions: same Buffel accident Grahamstown; Sandham mistyped this duplicate as Person #39775. SN already cleared 25 Aug 2026 onto 30491. Record retained for audit — do not treat as a second casualty. |
| 41744 | De Villiers | Derrick Leon | D L | Staff Sergeant | South African Ordnance Services Corps (Corps) | 1991-09-28 | Sandham 28 Sep 2026 omissions email |
| 30041 | Deacon | George Allan | G A | Lance Corporal | 2 Field Engineer Regiment | 1977-08-17 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Unit filled by Mike Sandham 31/201 Bn dating rule (Needle) |
| 30051 | Desenga | R | Private | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1978-03-25 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule | |
| 30060 | Diaz | Augusto | A | Skutter | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1984-02-08 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Unit filled by Mike Sandham 31/201 Bn dating rule (Needle) |
| 49645 | Dickie | Clive Michael | C M | Private | South African Medical Corps | 1978-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP #42592): 75549311BG Private Clive Michael Dickie, SAMS Training Centre / South African Medical Corps, died in private motorbike accident in Durban (off duty), 3 Sep 1978, age 19. DateBirth 1959-07-10. New ROH record. (SAWGP id 42592 is a different person in this ROH — Serathi — so a new PersonNumber was allocated.) |
| 30075 | Dindo | Bambo | B | Private | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1977-01-01 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule |
| 30076 | Dingombo | J | Private | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1980-07-05 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule | |
| 30078 | Dippenaar | Cecil Rhodes | C R | Rifleman | 7 South African Infantry Battalion | 1984-04-17 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: confirmed existing ROH record (name, SN, date, cause, age all match); noted an alternate "anti-personnel mine" detail and the resolved Diribi Service No cross-contamination. |
| 30079 | Diribi | Chekok | C | Corporal | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1981-08-23 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: identified and corrected a data-entry error where this record had inherited Dippenaar, Cecil Rhodes's (PersonNumber 30078) Service No, age, and cause-of-death narrative. · Email 9 Sep 2026: Unit filled by Mike Sandham 31/201 Bn dating rule (Needle) |
| 49662 | Dixon | Danie | D | Skutter | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1985-03-07 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Unit filled by Mike Sandham 31/201 Bn dating rule (Needle) |
| 30090 | Dlamini | Sipho Thokozani | S T | Rifleman | 5 South African Infantry Battalion | 1999-09-17 | Mike Sandham omissions 17 Sep 2026 (SAWGP) |
| 30123 | Du Plessis | Barend Phillippus Hendrikis | B P H | Corporal | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1978-08-04 | Mike Sandham 2026-08-04: Unit retained as TS Training Centre (as recorded). Cleared wrong LG Sup 31 Jul 1945 Citation (Lt de Jongh WWII, unrelated). |
| 30150 | Du Preez | Ignatius Petrus | I P | Second Lieutenant | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1980-02-13 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule |
| 49841 | Du Preez | Andries Lourens | A L | Sergeant | 8 South African Infantry Battalion | 1981-09-26 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS 26 Sep 2026 |
| 49844 | Els | Raymond | R | Staff Sergeant | South African Corps of Signals (Corps) | 1978-09-28 | Sandham 28 Sep 2026 omissions email |
| 30254 | Erasmus | Andre Hercoll | A H | Lance Corporal | Cape Regiment | 1986-08-16 | OMISSIONS 16 Aug 2026: SAWGP unknown cause at Ruacana; Bush War Books KIA shrapnel stand-off. War in Angola: 1 SSB, Ruacana rocketed. |
| 49830 | Fisher | Jacobus Abraham Isaks | J A I | Rifleman | 6 South African Infantry Battalion | 1994-09-22 | Mike Sandham omissions 22 Sep 2026 (SAWGP) |
| 41554 | Fouche | Hermanus Johannes | H J | Staff Sergeant | 1961-08-23 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: cross-referenced ROH vs SAWGP dates/units for this record, and separately flagged the shared Service No P/21084 with Joubert, Cornelius Johannes (PersonNumber 41537) — both already correctly recorded at two different Thaba Tshwane cemeteries. | |
| 49704 | Fourie | Jacobus Herculaas | J H | Warrant Officer Class II | 2 Field Engineer Regiment | 1979-09-15 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS 15 Sep 2026 (SAWGP) |
| 49901 | Fourie | Andre J | A J | Corporal | 1978-10-12 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 12 OCTOBER, mailed 12 Oct 2026 | |
| 30380 | Francesco | LEWIS or LOUIS | L | Rifleman | 201 Battalion | 1982-03-02 | Mike Sandham omissions 23 Sep 2026 (SAWGP) · Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule (moved from merged duplicate 30379, 23 Sep 2026) |
| 30383 | Francisco | Jose | J | Lance Corporal | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | 1980-09-12 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 12 SEPTEMBER, mailed 13 Sep 2026 — duplication flag |
| 48946 | Francisco | Jose | J | Lance Corporal | 1980-09-12 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 12 SEPTEMBER, mailed 13 Sep 2026 — duplication flag | |
| 48603 | Friend | Alfred Alexander | A A | Major | 1978-08-18 | OMISSIONS 18 Aug 2026: 01556281PE Maj Alfred Alexander Friend, EP Command, respiratory failure, PE Provincial Hospital, age 60. Credits SAWGP (no details.php id). | |
| 49880 | Germishuys | Petrus Jacobus | P J | Gunner | 1982-10-09 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 09 OCTOBER, mailed 9 Oct 2026 | |
| 30491 | Goncalves | Orlando De Portugal | O D P | Rifleman | 6 South African Infantry Battalion | 1985-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP / War in Angola): 82532581BG Rfn Orlando De Portugal Goncalves, 6 SAI, Buffel accident Grahamstown, DateDeath 1985-09-03 confirmed. Duplicate sparse record PersonNumber 39755 (Orlando De Portugal, formerly same SN, DateDeath 1985-03-09) is the same person — Sandham mistyped that duplicate as #39775. |
| 30506 | Gould | Philip Nat | P N | Private | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1985-02-22 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: confirmed owner of 82341652BG (was also on Gouws PN 30507). |
| 30507 | Gouws | Andrew | A | Major | South African Air Force (Corps) | 2003-08-14 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: duplication with Gould 82341652BG PN 30506. Forename/DOB from Google AI via Mike — no SAWGP force number. |
| 49824 | Gumbi | Mokoroberwa Aaron | M A | Rifleman | 21 South African Infantry Battalion | 1994-09-20 | Mike Sandham omissions 20 Sep 2026 (SAWGP) |
| 43410 | Halley | M I B | Second Lieutenant | 2 Squadron | 1954-08-15 | Mike Sandham 15 Aug 2026: SAAFA RoH / SAWGP Bekker narrative. No force number. | |
| 49853 | Harmse | Magiel Johannes | M J | Sergeant | 1979-10-01 | Sandham omissions 1 Oct 2026 (confirms in full) | |
| 43400 | Harris | Lucien | L | Air Mechanic | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1949-08-13 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026 / SAWGP. |
| 49675 | Helmand | Louis Johannes | L J | Warrant Officer Class II | South African Army (Corps) | 1952-09-13 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 13 SEPTEMBER, mailed 13 Sep 2026 |
| 49816 | Herbert | Neil John | N J | Staff Sergeant | South African Defence Force | 1978-09-19 | Mike Sandham omissions 19 Sep 2026 (SAWGP) |
| 30707 | Heunis | Jacobus Johannes Squier | J J S | Warrant Officer Class I | South African Technical Services Corps (Corps) | 1962-09-17 | Mike Sandham omissions 17 Sep 2026 (SAWGP) |
| 41494 | Heyns | Petrus Johannes | P J | Corporal | 8 South African Infantry Battalion | 1977-09-01 | Mike Sandham 1 Sep 2026 omissions query (Date of Birth, Regiment, Grave Reference, Attached To?) answered from SAWGP #41494: DateBirth 1955-08-18; home unit 8 South African Infantry Battalion (Permanent Force Instructor) — cleared polluted Regiment "Military Labour Corps"; SAWGP has no Grave Reference (cleared erroneous "Native Section."); Infantry School was a course he was attending while on leave, not an attachment posting — no PersonUnitAttachment row. |
| 43401 | Hidengwa | H | Special Constable | South West African Police | 1982-08-14 | Mike Sandham 14 Aug 2026: Koevoet Wall of Remembrance / War in Angola unit profile. No force number given. | |
| 49836 | Hlungwane | James Matome | J M | Rifleman | 116 South African Infantry Battalion | 1994-09-25 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS 25 Sep 2026 |
| 42217 | Hutchinson | James William | J W | Air Mechanic | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1949-09-03 | Mike Sandham 3 Sep 2026 omissions (SAWGP #42217): P/13076 Air Mechanic James William Hutchinson, AFS Waterkloof, SAAF, died of wounds (gunshot) at Voortrekkerhoogte Military Hospital, 3 Sep 1949, age 32. Foul play not suspected. New ROH record. |
| 49875 | Jansen | Jacobus Martin | J M | Warrant Officer Class II | South African Infantry Corps | 1994-10-07 | Sandham omissions 7 Oct 2026 (confirms in full) |
| 49661 | Jaquia | Jose | J | Skutter | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1984-01-01 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Unit filled by Mike Sandham 31/201 Bn dating rule (Needle) |
| 48588 | Jefferys | S F | Private | 1979-08-17 | OMISSIONS 17 Aug 2026: 74338583BG Pte S F Jefferys, SADF, pneumonia, Specialized Lung Unit, HF Verwoerd Hospital. | ||
| 30874 | Joaquim | Joao | J | Rifleman | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1990-08-27 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Bushman Battalion label ? 31/201 Bn by dating rule |
| 30879 | Johannes | J | Rifleman | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1988-01-01 | Email 9 Sep 2026: flagged Johannes 30879 / 49369; kept both - cleared contaminated FirstName Andre on 30879; Unit blank pending better DoD | |
| 49369 | Johannes | J | Rifleman | 1992-10-07 | Email 9 Sep 2026: flagged Johannes 30879 / 49369; kept both as separate deaths | ||
| 49659 | Jose | Oscar | O | Skutter | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1984-03-02 | Email 9 Sep 2026: Unit filled by Mike Sandham 31/201 Bn dating rule (Needle) |
| 41537 | Joubert | Cornelius Johannes | C J | Sergeant | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1963-11-17 | Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: confirmed existing ROH record, added the grave-headstone detail. |
| 49670 | Joubert | Adriaan | A | Marine | South African Marines | 1987-09-12 | Mike Sandham OMISSIONS: 12 SEPTEMBER, mailed 13 Sep 2026 |
| 30946 | Jtembo | Jose | J | Skutter | South West African Territory Force (Corps) | 1982-05-01 | Email 9 Sep 2026: 01 May 1982 KIA pair Jose Jtembo / Swingo Shakoy, 201 Bn vs SWAPO/PLAN |