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Identity
Person No.
32998
Service No.
78570793BG
Last Name
Smit 74
First Name
Martin Johannes
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962 (±1 yr) 332
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
South African Corps of Engineers 100
Unit
1 Construction Regiment 26
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Death Record
Date of Death
06 May 1981 76
Cause of Death
Died of injuries 570
Died of injuries, fell from building, at 3 Mil Hospital
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mrs. M. S. J. Herbst

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #32998

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=32998&pdf=1

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