Identity
Person No.
33534
Old ROH no.
1479
Service No.
05477799E
Last Name
First Name
Pieter Paul
Initials
P P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
30
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, while destroying old unstable explosives, at Infantry School, Oudtshoorn
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"D" Coy. Oudtshoom
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. C. M. van Schalkwyk.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 16 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 46041.
Stories 1
Staff Sergeant Van Jaarsveld died while destroying old unstable explosives at Oudtshoorn in 1973.
Dedications 1
One of South Africa's finest professionals, killed in a tragic accident.