Identity
Person No.
29811
Old ROH no.
239
Service No.
79400768BG
Last Name
First Name
Johan
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,660
Motor vehicle accident
Military Service
Branch
Medical Health
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
911 Battalion 4
Formerly
41 Battalion
(1980)
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Cogill
Research notes
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.
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 98-99 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
De Doorns - Military vehicle accident - Motorcycle accident John Dovey
Dedications
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