Identity
Person No.
33377
Service No.
72241417KT
Last Name
First Name
Peter
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,733
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, burn wounds, at 1 Mil Hospital. Wounded in a landmine explosion on 6 January when their Buffel detonated a boosted anti-tank mine near the Okangwati Military Base, while on route to Sodeliet base. One of the mines used was an old British Mk 8 Anti-Tank Mine and the metal plug on top of this mine penetrated the V hull of the Buffel on the welded seam. This ignited the diesel tank and a box of white phosphorus grenades in the vehicle
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. J. J. Uzzell, of Glen Harmony, Virginia.
Research notes
MERGE 25 Aug 2026: PersonNumber 48796 ("Uzzel") deleted as a duplicate of this record -- identical ServiceNo (72241417KT) and DateDeath (1983-01-08), surname a spelling/OCR/case variant, confirmed via the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF cross-check. Same class of error as the Sekonjela/Sekonyela merge earlier the same day.
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