Identity
Person No.
33023
Service No.
81345688BG
Last Name
First Name
Pieter Jeremias
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, multiple shrapnel wounds sustained in an accidental mortar bomb explosion, in the Tygerberg Hospital
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Citation
"At Ogongo Agricultural College in Ovamboland, a labourer went down into a sewage pit to clean it. His supervisor, Mr. Brown heard him fall into the water and climbed down to help him. Three Medical Service National Servicemen were in the area and tried to save them. None of them returned as all were overcome by fumes. The three, Ptes FJ Smith, JC Jooste and B van D van Papendorp were awarded Honoris Crux medals"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project