Identity
Person No.
32841
Old ROH no.
1274
Service No.
62187968
Last Name
First Name
Barend Jacobus Phillipus
Initials
B J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, accidentally shot through the head with a .38 revolver by a comrade. They were part of the guard detail at Langebaanweg AFB on the 8 June 1965 and were in the off duty room where another member was playing with a firearm which went off and injured Schutte. He died 2 days later in hospital
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Air Mechanic
Regiment
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Next of kin, P. Koch
Research notes
Data correction 23 Aug 2026: Unit2 previously read "attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group", flagged by John Dovey as chronologically impossible since 61 Mechanised Battalion Group was not formed until 1978/1979, well after this person's death. Cross-checked against the 61 Mech Veterans Association official Roll of Honour (61mech.org.za/index.php/roll-of-honour) and found no matching entry on either roll tab. Value cleared as a data-entry error; primary Unit/UnitID left as recorded.
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