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Identity
Person No.
29957
Service No.
P/8985
Last Name
De Beer 86
First Name
Matthys Andries
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1918 (±1 yr) 641
Age at Death
36
Death Record
Date of Death
28 August 1954 107
Cause code
NAT 753
Natural causes
Cause of Death
Died of heart attack 67
Died of heart attack, in the single barracks, at Defence Headquarters
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
South African Navy 435
Unit
South African Marines 12
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
UDF 24,808
Union Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,850
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY 424
Grave Reference
5416 DRB section 1
Coordinates
-25.80165, 28.12721 OSM
Notes

Son of Mrs. A. Mynhardt, of Pretoria.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit, Last Post, 28 Aug 2026: Sgt M.A. De Beer, South African Marine Corps, age 36, died of a heart attack in the single barracks at Defence Headquarters, 28 Aug 1954. Matches ROH record.

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