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Identity
Person No.
29527
Old ROH no.
130
Service No.
AS/16972
Last Name
First Name
Abraham Lodewikus
Initials
A L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,660
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of skull fracture, received in Military Vehicle Accident, at Voortrekkerhoogte, vehicle rolled
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Notes

Son of Mr. W. E. Botha. Born Krugersdorp, Transvaal. He was unmarried. He resided at Mitchas Street, Carltonville

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Mar 2024: AS/16972 Signaller Abraham Lodewicus Botha, 8 Signal Group, Five SADF members killed when a military vehicle they were travelling in as passengers overturned at Voortrekkerhoogte. Same incident as Runkel, Taylor, Mulder, Helberg and Botha. He was 20. ROH rank is Signalman; unit is 8 Signals.
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".

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