Identity
Person No.
33482
Service No.
79513610
Last Name
First Name
John Bernard
Initials
J B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Private Vehicle Accident, car overturned near Langebaan on the way back to army camp
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. van der Weerd, of 201 Hillside Heights, Greenpoint, Cape Town. His father worked at Shell (SA), in the Marketing Division. Born in Dundee, Natal. His heart, kidney and other organs were donated so others could live.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("Reconnaissance Coy") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
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