Son of Mrs. I. J. Brissett, of Durban.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Apr 2026: 80532278BT Private Russell Joseph Brissett, 1 Medical Battalion Group, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned near the Railway Station in Mamelodi during Operation Xenon; not buckled in, flung out; radio broke loose and crushed his chest, age 23. ROH first name is Russel.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Medical Health". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 06 Apr 2026: 80532278BT Private Russell Joseph Brissett, 1 Medical Battalion Group, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned near the Railway Station in Mamelodi during Operation Xenon; not buckled in, flung out; radio broke loose and crushed his chest, age 23. ROH first name is Russel.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
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SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 105-106 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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