Identity
Person No.
33466
Service No.
76235845PE
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Abraham
Initials
P A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Major
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Instructor Group, "H" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed by shrapnel during a training exercise at Infantry School, Oudtshoorn, when an M26 hand grenade he believed to be a dud exploded just as he rose from cover
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. A. van der Merwe, of Oudtshoorn.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project