Identity
Person No.
31712
Old ROH no.
923
Service No.
83069864CK
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Ricardo
Initials
J R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 537
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, died from a gunshot wound resulting from the accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle while he was serving at Grootfontein
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mrs. A. Matthee. On Mossel Bay War Memorial, Western Cape
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Jul 2024: 83069864CK Private Johannes Ricardo Matthee, 16 Maintenance Unit, died from a gunshot wound resulting from the accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle while stationed at Grootfontein, age 21. Unit and Grootfontein already matched. HTML apostrophe entity corrected. | Also Last Post 21 Jul 2026: 83069864CK Private Johannes Ricardo Matthee, 16 Maintenance Unit, accidental discharge at Grootfontein, age 21.
Citations
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Jul 2024: 83069864CK Private Johannes Ricardo Matthee, 16 Maintenance Unit, died from a gunshot wound resulting from the accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle while stationed at Grootfontein, age 21. Unit and Grootfontein already matched. HTML apostrophe entity corrected.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 21 Jul 2026: 83069864CK Private Johannes Ricardo Matthee from 16 Maintenance Unit died from a gunshot wound resulting from the accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle while stationed at Grootfontein. He was 21.
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