Identity
Person No.
31159
Old ROH no.
743
Service No.
P/49773
Last Name
First Name
Paul Jacobus
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident at Tempe Base, Bloemfontein. He was accidentally shot in the chest with a .38 revolver by another member, in the barracks
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Airborne light infantry (paratroops)
Status
Regular Force
Part of
Raised 1 April 1961 at Tempe. First battalion of 44 Parachute Brigade from 1978.
Notes
Son of Mr. P. J. Krogh, of Pretoria.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 May 2024: P/49773 Rifleman Paul Jacobus Krogh, 1 Parachute Battalion, accidentally shot dead by a fellow soldier in the barracks at Tempe, Bloemfontein, age 20. Unit was 5 SAI — corrected to 1 Parachute Battalion (regiment already 1 Para; died at Tempe). Cleared anachronistic Unit2 54th Bn. ROH has .38 revolver, shot in the chest (kept).
Citations
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 May 2024: P/49773 Rifleman Paul Jacobus Krogh, 1 Parachute Battalion, accidentally shot dead by a fellow soldier in the barracks at Tempe, Bloemfontein, age 20. Unit was 5 SAI — corrected to 1 Parachute Battalion (regiment already 1 Para; died at Tempe). Cleared anachronistic Unit2 54th Bn. ROH has .38 revolver, shot in the chest (kept).
- 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 123-124 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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