Identity
Person No.
30348
Service No.
76439033
Last Name
First Name
Hendrik Petrus Johannes
Initials
H P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,632
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died at 3 Mil Hosp from injuries received in a private vehicle accident on 1 Feb. Vehicle hit a truck on the Bloemfontein-Winburg road
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signaler
Regiment
2 Signals Regiment 16
Later renamed
2 Signal Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
111 STSD
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Signals
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
South African Corps of Signals established 1923; 2 Signal Regiment listed under "Regular" (alongside 1, 3, 4, 5 Signal Regt), with 6 Signal Regt as the Reserve unit. Exact formation date for 2 Signal Regiment itself not given in the source.
Notes
Son of Mr. H. P. J. Fouche, of Bethlehem.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Signals Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
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