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Identity
Person No.
31205
Old ROH no.
767
Service No.
67316257BT
Last Name
Labuschagne 55
First Name
Cornelius Gregorius
Initials
C G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1952 (±1 yr) 288
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
15 September 1969 101
Cause code
ACC 1,586
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident 255
Died in the Klerksdorp Provincial Hospital from broncho pneumonia and eventual suffocation, aggravated as a result of inhaling tear gas during a field exercise carried out at the Unit on 12 September 1969
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
4 South African Infantry Battalion 97
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,861
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,926
Grave Reference
Panel 02 19
Memorial
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
Panel 2
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Labuschagne

Research notes


Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Sep 2026 / Bushwar Books Lest We Forget 12 September (https://www.warbooks.co.za/posts/lest-we-forget-12-september/ 67316257BT Rfn Cornelius Gregorius Labuschagne, 4 SAI, suffocated due to gas at Klerksdorp Provincial Hospital, age 18. SN/unit/cause already matched. CONFLICT flagged, not changed: Graham+Bushwar age 18 vs stored Age 17.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 15 Sep 2026: 67316257BT Rifleman Cornelius Gregorius Labuschagne, 4 SAI, died in the Klerksdorp Provincial Hospital from broncho pneumonia and eventual suffocation, aggravated as a result of inhaling tear gas during a field exercise carried out at the Unit on 12 Sep 1969, age 18. DateDeath CORRECTED 1969-09-12 -> 1969-09-15 and Age 17 -> 18: the stored date was the date of the field exercise/tear-gas exposure, not the date of death in hospital three days later, per Graham's more specific account. CauseDeath enriched with the tear-gas detail.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: dates of death differ -- 3 day(s) apart: Mike 1969-09-12 this record 1969-09-15. A gap of a few days commonly separates wounding from death, or a burial date from a death date. Flagged, not changed.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 17 against this record's 18 (a difference of one year, so most likely a birthday-not-yet-reached transcription difference rather than a real disagreement). This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.

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