Identity
Person No.
41142
Service No.
81316291BG
Last Name
First Name
Samuel Wilhelm
Initials
S W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,660
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received in private vehicle accident, on the 29 Sep and died in the Tygerburg Hospital on the 1 Oct
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
School of Infantry 53
Later renamed
Infantry School
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
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. P. W. van Rooyen, of Vanderbijlpark.
Research notes
1 Oct 2026: ServiceNo suffix BG added (was 81316291, no suffix), per Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post / Bushwar Books, 1 Oct 2026.
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
External References
-
Bushwar Books - Lest We Forget
open source ↗
Bushwar Books Lest We Forget 1 Oct 2026
-
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 1 Oct 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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