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Identity
Person No.
33314
Old ROH no.
1432
Service No.
78464278PE
Last Name
Torre 1
First Name
Petro Giovanni
Initials
P G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1963 (±1 yr) 330
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
24 October 1983 299
Cause code
MVA 2,628
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,761
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Buffel Troop Carrier overturned at Letaba Ranch near Phalaborwa
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
7 South African Infantry Battalion 57
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,346
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,825
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,869
Locality
Mpumalanga 425
Cemetery
HENDRINA CEMETERY 3
Grave Reference
24 1
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Torre

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 24 Oct 2024: 77464278PE Corporal Pedro Giovanni Torre, 7 SAI, killed when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned at Lataba Ranch near Phalaborwa, age 20. ROH service number is 78464278PE; first name is Petro; place is Letaba (Graham Lataba not overwritten).
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives ServiceNo 77464278PE against this record's 78464278PE. The two numbers differ by only 1 digit(s), so one is a transcription slip -- but nothing here says which, and this record is not part of any shared-number run. Not resolved. Flagged, not changed.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".

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External References
Stories 4
on 05 October 2002 · via source
He was a Corporal in 7SAI Bn and died in an accident involving a Buffel Vehicle, I believe the accident occurred in Phalaborwa.
on 20 November 2004 · via source
I knew Corporal CJ Torre and his family, his younger brother was about my age and we used to be good friends playing at the bulk storage facility of the local maize mill in town. I know that he was stationed at 7 South African Infantry Battalion Phalaborwa for his two year national service and the town was quite shocked with the news of his passing and until today it is not clear what exactly what caused his untimely demise because that info was according to my knowledge not made public to anyone. While serving my two years, I had the task of sorting Pro Patria medals that never reached their owners or next of kin; I found myself standing with his Pro Patria in my hands knowing that his mother will never see it because at that time their address was unknown. The Pro Patria medal was awarded to all ranks of the South African Defense Force members for activities to prevent or suppress terrorism, which in practice covered everything from border duties to active combat. Unknown Unknown
by Bianca on 27 September 2011 · via source
I am trying to find out if this person is my great grandfather or not. How would I get in contact with the two people who posted above?
by Charl Coenelissen on 16 July 2012 · via source
I was in 7 SAI when Cpl Torre died. The facts, as I recall, were that he was standing on the back of a Buffel which overturned during training maneuvers in Letaba Ranch (an area in which we did Veld maneuvers) - Circa December 1982.
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