Identity
Person No.
28364
Service No.
76207
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Casper
Initials
J C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Unknown
Age at Death
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Awards
United Kingdom
South Africa
Notes
Born at Potchefstroom in 1918 and enlisted on 26/2/41; he had no trade and had previously been in the Special Service Battalion; this was a unit formed in the 1930s for unemployed youths. He was posted to the 1st Bn. Pretoria Highlanders in the 6th S.A. Infantry Brigade, the unit later spending some time on the Mozambique border. He was punished several times for being A.W.O.L. and was medically downgraded to 'C' before being killed in a motor accident. He was entitled to the War Medal and Africa Service Medal but these were never issued.
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