Identity
Person No.
32463
Service No.
72430408BC
Last Name
First Name
Abraham Liebergh
Initials
A L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,462
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, some of the troops used to straighten the pins on their hand grenades to make them easier to extract and then hooked the grenades into their webbing via the grenade handle. Unfortunately, when Abraham took off his webbing after returning to Nkurukuru Base from a patrol, his thumb caught on the grenade pin and pulled it out. The armed M26 grenade fell onto the floor in the middle of the tent and without hesitation, he dived onto the grenade and absorbed the full force of the explosion that killed him instantly but saved the lives of all the other soldiers in the tent
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
No additional information known at this time
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
An update - on an unofficial website ( war in Angola) there is more information on Cpl Pelzer - although I see hisname was spelt "Pelser" however there are more details; died - 8 March 1977; Nr - 72430408BC; Unit - 7 SAI RIP - Lest we forget David Sheldon
Dedications
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