Identity
Person No.
33152
Old ROH no.
1368
Service No.
68986223KT
Last Name
First Name
Karel Christiaan
Initials
K C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 537
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, at Nkurenkuru, while on patrol. Although orders had been given that nobody leaves the area where the patrol was camped without notifying the sentries, he moved out of the area and when he returned he was shot in the stomach by the sentry who mistook him for a intruder. He died before medical help arrived
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Husband of Mrs. M. S. Strydom, of Gammakloof, Willowmore.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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