Identity
Person No.
26761
Service No.
174726
Last Name
First Name
Dirk Jacob Carel Bekker
Initials
D J C B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
68
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOAS 7,466
Died on active service
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Brigadier
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,809
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
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Coordinates
Notes
Son of Christoffel and Johanna van Deventer, husband of Christina Maria van Deventer, of Pretoria. Officer of the State Artillery, S.A. Republic and subsequently Officer of the Permanent Force U.D.F.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Staff 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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