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Identity
Person No.
20664
Service No.
279450
Last Name
Pretorius 149
First Name
Johannes Petrus
Initials
J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1900 (±1 yr) 315
Age at Death
42
Death Record
Date of Death
13 August 1942 107
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,436
Died of wounds, accidentally sustained
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Captain
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Instructional Corps 16
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Madagascar 30
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
DIEGO SUAREZ WAR CEMETERY 29
Grave Reference
2. G. 11. 1
Coordinates
-12.28763, 49.29685 OSM
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. K. H. S. Pretorius; husband of Margaret Ann Pretorius, of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. B.A. Born Hanover District, Cape Province. A principal at a trade school

Research notes


4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Instructional Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.

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