Identity
Person No.
33602
Service No.
79558441BG
Last Name
First Name
Petrus J (peere)
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
54 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,576
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in private motorcycle accident, on the Bloemfontein-Winburg road
Grave Reference
Location
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.
Citations
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External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
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.
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
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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