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Identity
Person No.
33602
Service No.
79558441BG
Last Name
Van Staden 51
First Name
Petrus Jacobus Peeré
Initials
P J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1963 (±1 yr) 331
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
18 September 1981 132
Cause code
MVA 2,637
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in private motorcycle accident 5
Died in private motorcycle accident, on the Bloemfontein-Winburg road
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
6 South African Infantry Battalion 65
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
54 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,843
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Limpopo 190
Cemetery
WARMBATHS (BELA BELA) CEMETERY 21
Grave Reference
Grave 131 1
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Air Assault Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. K. N. van Staden, of Warmbaths.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Sep 2025: 79558441BG Rifleman Petrus Jacobus van Staden, 1 Parachute Battalion, killed in a private motor cycle accident on the Bloemfontein to Winburg Road, age 18. ROH unit is 6 SAI (regiment is 1 Parachute Battalion); nickname peere left.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Sep 2026: "79558441BG Rifleman Petrus Jacobus Peeré van Staden from 1 Parachute Battalion was killed in a private motor cycle accident on the Bloemfontein to Winburg Road while on a weekend pass. He was 18." Forenames expanded from the stored "Petrus J (peere)" to "Petrus Jacobus Peeré" -- the same name written out, not a different one. UNIT CONFLICT flagged, not changed: this record has 6 South African Infantry Battalion, Graham has 1 Parachute Battalion.

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External References
Stories 1
by Graham Du Toit on 19 September 2014 · via source
18 Sep 1981: 79558441BG Rifleman Petrus Jacobus van Staden from 1 Parachute Battalion was killed in a private motor cycle accident on the Bloemfontein-Winburg Road. He was 18.
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