Identity
Person No.
31142
Old ROH no.
731
Service No.
88203617BG
Last Name
First Name
Dirk Jacobus Johannes
Initials
D J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at Gen De Wet Training Terrain. He tried to pick up an unexploded mortar bomb for a souvenir and as he disturbed the device, it exploded, killing him instantly
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kotze, of Theunissen.
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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), page 23 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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