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Identity
Person No.
30229
Service No.
P/16610
Last Name
Els 39
First Name
Paul Johannes
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1929 (±1 yr) 87
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
30 August 1954 120
Cause code
SUIC 383
Suicide
Cause of Death
Suicide 345
Committed suicide, self inflicted gunshot wound
Military Service
Rank
Unknown
Regiment
D H Q, Pretoria 1
Unit
5 Stores Depot 2
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Location
Country
South Africa 23,862
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
THABA TSHWANE (OLD No.1) MILITARY CEMETERY 424
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 32
Coordinates
-25.80165, 28.12721 OSM
Notes

Father of Miss Y. Els, of Pretoria. Born Transvaal

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit, Last Post, 30 Aug 2026: Sgt P.J. Els, Defence Headquarters attd. 5 Technical Stores Depot, found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, age 25. Matches ROH record.

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