Identity
Person No.
33598
Old ROH no.
1507
Service No.
74468398PE
Last Name
First Name
Ernestus Jacobus
Initials
E J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received in a private motor vehicle accident, near Bloemfontein. He died in the Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. H. A. van Staden, of Upington
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: 74468398PE Sergeant Ernestus Jacobus van Staden, Technical Service Corps, critically injured in a private motor vehicle accident near Bloemfontein; succumbed in Universitas Hospital shortly after admission, age 25. ROH age is 24; unit is 5 Maintenance Unit (not overwritten). DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "05 09 83" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (74468398PE) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1983-05-09). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: 74468398PE Sergeant Ernestus Jacobus van Staden, Technical Service Corps, critically injured in a private motor vehicle accident near Bloemfontein; succumbed in Universitas Hospital shortly after admission, age 25. ROH age is 24; unit is 5 Maintenance Unit (not overwritten).
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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