Identity
Person No.
32462
Old ROH no.
1126
Service No.
74740671PC
Last Name
First Name
Desmond John
Initials
D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
31
Military Service
Rank
Petty Officer
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Navy
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,576
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident,near Schmidtsdrift. He was part of a group who were engaged in locust extermination when the back tyre of his Landrover burst and the vehicle rolled
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Husband of Mrs. DM Pekeur of Kraaifontein
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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