Identity
Person No.
32844
Service No.
83504696BG
Last Name
First Name
Pieter Marthinus
Initials
P M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during an attack on the FAPLA 16 Bde, south of Chimbinga River, he was the driver of a Ratel 20 that engaged an enemy tank. While busy with this action, the Ratel was hit head on by a round from another tank, and knocked out. The gunner tried to help Schutte out of the vehicle but discovered that he had been killed instantly. Although seriously wounded, the gunner managed to exit the Ratel but died later of his wounds. Both he and the gunner were recommended for posthumous awards of the Honorus Crux
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Schutte, of Lichtenburg.
Citation
LG Sup 13 December 1945
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project