Identity
Person No.
29417
Old ROH no.
82
Service No.
67482463N
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Jacobus
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,732
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, when a 90mm HE anti tank round exploded in the breech of the cannon in his armoured car, near Bloemfontein
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unknown
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. J. J. Bester, of Vryburg
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 134-135 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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