Identity
Person No.
41884
Service No.
85323301BT
Last Name
First Name
Rudi
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 548
Shot
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, head injuries, received in Shooting Incident, at Regiment Piet Retief. He was found in the toilet while on guard duty
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Husband of Mrs. M. V. Swanepoel, of Holland Park, Port Elizabeth. A member of Regiment Piet Retief.
Research notes
16 Oct 2026: CORRECTED. Unit was stored as "111 South African Infantry Battalion". Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026, and SAWGP (southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=41884) independently agree on "Regiment Piet Retief". DateBirth filled to SAWGP's exact 29 Jul 1969 (already consistent with this record's existing EstBirthYear 1969).
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 16 Oct 2026
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
-
South African War Graves Project
open source ↗
SAWGP id 41884, https://www.southafricawargraves.org/search/details.php?id=41884
Stories
No stories have been added yet.
Dedications
No dedications have been added yet.