Identity
Person No.
29526
Old ROH no.
2025
Service No.
77374536BG
Last Name
First Name
Aubrey John
Initials
A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 548
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, at Umtata. Shot by one of his comrades
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mrs. M. Muller, of East London.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
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), pages 125-128 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Gone but not forgotten . I remember this like yesterday. A very sad day in our lives. Pte Aubrey John Botha was my brother in law at the time and was doing duty with 11 Commando, Kimberley in Umtata due to the critical drought at the time. There was a shooting incident and Aubrey died in Umtata Hospital. He was buried in The Cambridge Cemetery, East London, South Africa with full Military Honours. R.I.P. Pte Aubrey John Botha, I SALUTE you.
Dedications 1
Gone but not forgotten. Aubrey, "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away in the mist. R.I.P. I SALUTE you.