Identity
Person No.
33087
Old ROH no.
1339
Service No.
05074414E
Last Name
First Name
Lukas Petrus Jacobus
Initials
L P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, while destroying old unstable explosives, at Infantry School, Oudtshoorn
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Warrant Officer Class I
Regiment
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
***Errol Cunningham states that they were not many remains left to bury, due to explosion
Research notes
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Air Force" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 16 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 46039, 46040.
Stories 1
WO1 Steenkamp died while destroying old unstable explosives at Oudtshoorn in 1973.
Dedications 2
A highly respected professional at the top of his game, died too young and and in a tragic accident.
Berig
Vanaf Gerrie Steenkamp:
7 Februarie 1973
AO1 LPJ Steenkamp en Ser PP van Jaarsveld betaal die hoogste prys terwyl hulle onstabiele plofstof moes venietig te Infanterieskool Oudtshoorn.
Fotos van die begrafnis vir AO1 Steenkamp aangeheg, net baie onduidelik na al die jare.
Vanaf Gerrie Steenkamp:
7 Februarie 1973
AO1 LPJ Steenkamp en Ser PP van Jaarsveld betaal die hoogste prys terwyl hulle onstabiele plofstof moes venietig te Infanterieskool Oudtshoorn.
Fotos van die begrafnis vir AO1 Steenkamp aangeheg, net baie onduidelik na al die jare.