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Identity
Person No.
31311
Old ROH no.
808
Service No.
67327700N
Last Name
Leonhardt 1
First Name
Peter Alfons Ernst
Initials
P A E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1951 (±1 yr) 254
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
13 September 1970 120
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,760
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, while being transported in a Gladiator Troop Carrier back to Ladysmith Army Camp. Their vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a Newspaper Delivery Van between Colesburg and Philippolis and the vehicle immediately burst into flames with the men still trapped inside and unable to escape
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
5 South African Infantry Battalion 98
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
KwaZulu-Natal 1,589
Cemetery
LUTHERAN CHURCH CEMETERY, HILLCREST 2
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 2
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. P. H. J. Leonhardt

Research notes


Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 13 Sep 2026 / Bushwar Books Lest We Forget 13 September (https://www.warbooks.co.za/posts/lest-we-forget-13-september/ 67327700N Rifleman Peter Alfons Ernst Leonhardt, 5 SAI, same Gladiator MVA, age 19. Exact match.

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Stories 3
by John Dovey on 09 July 2009 · via source
Died in a Military Vehicle Accident, involving his section being transported in a Gladiator. There was a bad crash and fire, with the troops trapped in the rear. The army vehicle he was in collided head-on with a newspaper delivery van between Colesberg and Philippolis, on their way back to Ladysmith army camp.
on 17 August 2026 · via source
6732700N Rifleman Peter Alfons Ernst Leonhardt (5 SAI). He was 19.
on 17 August 2026 · via source
13 Sep 1970: Six members from 5 SAI and one member from 3 SAI were killed while being transported in a Gladiator Troop Carrier back to Ladysmith Army Camp. Their vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a Newspaper Delivery Van between Colesburg and Philippolis and the vehicle immediately burst into flames with the men still trapped inside. The casualties were:
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