Identity
Person No.
29191
Old ROH no.
4
Service No.
79080644PC
Last Name
First Name
Johnny Ralph
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,595
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received in freak accident, while playing with a phosphorus grenade which exploded in a bunker at Hurricane on 2 July 1984. He died at 1Mil Hospital on 4 July 1984
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiles, of Windvogel, Port Elizabeth
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Catering Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: filled Regiment, RegimentID -- each of these was EMPTY on this record and no existing value was changed. Derived fields recomputed inline where applicable.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 20 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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