Identity
Person No.
29961
Service No.
74081530PR
Last Name
First Name
De Wet Kemp Maritz
Initials
D W K M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
63
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Att to 2 SSB
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, directing a heavy military vehicle to the entrance of a store at 5 Base Ordnance Depot to load supplies. He slipped and landed in front of a wheel which rode over him. He was taken to 1 Mil Hospital but died later the same day from his injuries
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. Catherina Petronella de Bruin, of Eike Avenue, Roseville, Pretoria. Born in Schweizer-Reineke and ran a transport business before he enlisted.
Citation
DFC and bar earned in WW2 as Captain/Major #103138V in SAAF. LG Sup 13 July 1943 pg. 3157; Bar to DFC LG Sup 29 December 1944 pg. 5956
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project