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Identity
Person No.
33495
Service No.
77518702BG
First Name
Pieter
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Unknown
Secondary Unit
United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur
Death Record
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, at Bloemfontein barracks. There were twin Brothers in the barracks and the one brother, who had picked up a "dud" 60mm High Explosive mortar bomb on the range, dropped the mortar bomb in the middle of a crowded bungalow after supper and the bomb exploded, mortally wounding the three. The other twin Brother lost his leg in the same incident and many other troops were wounded. The bungalow walls were also riddled with shrapnel. The twin brothers were not seen in the Unit lines again
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

No additional information known at this time

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33495