Identity
Person No.
33549
Service No.
78533809
Last Name
First Name
Daniel Malan Emmanuel
Initials
D M E
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 private vehicle accident, was a passenger in a private vehicle that hit a bridge, near Cookhouse, while on weekend pass. He was killed instantly
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
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Unit History
Part of
SADF Commando System
category
Notes
Son of Mr. J. van Niekerk, of Alicedale.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". 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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