Identity
Person No.
29545
Old ROH no.
137
Service No.
81196776PE
Last Name
First Name
Pierre
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 545
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, at 61 Base Workshop, accident in weapon workshop
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Botha. Buried 11 Sept 1985 from NG South Congregation, in Carletonville, JHB.
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "09 06 85" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (81196776PE) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1985-09-06). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 6 Sep 2026: confirmed, all details already matched exactly.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
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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 129-131 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Name : Piere Botha Military Number: 81196776 PE Date of death: 6 Sep 1985 Age: 20 Unit: Technical Services Corps Piere Botha died in a shooting incident at 61 Base Workshops, accident in Weapon Workshop - bullet ricochet off Workbench, killing Piere. (Information from "South Africa War Graves Project) Chris Bester
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