Identity
Person No.
29984
Old ROH no.
309
Service No.
86640760PE
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Gysbertus
Initials
J G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, 15 kms south of Tosca
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Private
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Sgt. and Mrs. J. G. de Klerk
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Jul 2024: 86640760PE Private Johannes Gysbertus de Klerk, 16 Maintenance Unit, killed in a military vehicle accident 15 km south of Tosca, age 18. Unit was 5 Maintenance Unit — corrected to 16 Maintenance Unit. Cleared Unit2 111 Harbor Protection Unit.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 26 Jul 2024: 86640760PE Private Johannes Gysbertus de Klerk, 16 Maintenance Unit, killed in a military vehicle accident 15 km south of Tosca, age 18. Unit was 5 Maintenance Unit — corrected to 16 Maintenance Unit. Cleared Unit2 111 Harbor Protection Unit.
- 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 109-110 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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