Identity
Person No.
30837
Service No.
84221159BG
Last Name
First Name
Riaan Frans
Initials
R F
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 a Private Motor Vehicle Accident, while on leave
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Janse van Vuuren, of Meyerton.
Research notes
16 Oct 2026: ServiceNo suffix filled to "84221159BG" (was "84221159") per Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026. Graham gives Unit as "Sector 20 Headquarters Unit SWATF" against this record's "Sector 20 Headquarters Rundu" -- not treated as a conflict (Rundu is the specific location, SWATF the parent force), not changed.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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