Identity
Person No.
29847
Old ROH no.
258
Service No.
86231719BG
Last Name
First Name
Douw
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,660
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Mashari, buffel rolled
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Unit
Secondary Unit
202 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Cornet.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Sep 2026: "86231719BG Rifleman Douw Cornet from 7 SAI attached to 202 Battalion SWATF was killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned at Mashari. He was 19." Unit filled with the attachment to 202 Battalion SWATF, which this record lacked. Everything else matched.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 21 Sep 2026
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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 109-110 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 2
Douw was killed in a RTA whilst on a mission to LBG Grootfontein. His Convoy was returning from Rundu. Unknown Unknown
21 Sep 1988: 86231719BG Rifleman Douw Cornet from 7 SAI attached to 202 Battalion SWATF was killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned at Mashari. He was 19.
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