Identity
Person No.
49848
Service No.
72221211N
Last Name
First Name
Alan Rochelle
Initials
A R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 388
Suicide
Military Service
Rank
Private
Regiment
Corps
South African Corps of Engineers
Unit
SAEC Training Centre
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Unknown
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
30 Sep 2026: New record. Mike Sandham (SAWGP) omissions email, 29 Sep 2026: "72221211N Private Alan Rochelle de Villiers from SAEC Training Centre, Voortrekkerhoogte, South African Corps of Engineers Committed suicide, suspected self inflicted, bullet wound. He was 19." Not in DB prior to this pass.
6 Oct 2026: DATE OF BIRTH CONFLICT, NOT APPLIED. SAWGP record (details.php?id=42505) gives DOB 1959-08-16 but also age at death 19, which that DOB would contradict (aged 16 on 1975-09-29). Date of birth left blank pending a decision. Other SAWGP fields (regiment, unit, next of kin: son of Charl Jacobus de Villiers and Elizabeth Amy Pienaar, Beaufort West) match.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham/Sandham cross-ref 29 Sep 2026
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South African War Graves Project
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SAWGP record 6 Oct 2026
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