Identity
Person No.
32215
Old ROH no.
1043
Service No.
68344761BT
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Petrus
Initials
J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,295
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,465
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, whilst on the border as a Radioman, he rushed to one of the radio trailers and that one trailer was not earthed properly and in the rush Johan was also barefooted, it had been raining, there was a short on the door of the trailer and as he touched it he was instantly shocked to death
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1978 Army. Right column. 4th name from the top (Nel J.P.)
Notes
Son of Daniel Jacobus and Elizabeth Magretha Botha Nel
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Right column. 4th name from the top (Nel J.P.).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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