Identity
Person No.
33696
Old ROH no.
1587
Service No.
79547634BG
Last Name
First Name
Paul Stephanus
Initials
P S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Candidate Officer
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,295
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,465
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of accidental injuries, at Oshivello, during a weapons familiarisation accident. A supposedly "safe" foreign grenade exploded and killed several men
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Hendrik Stephanus and Helena Jacoba Christina Engels Venter, of Bloemfontein.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Oct 2024: 79547634BG Candidate Officer Paul Stephanus Venter, 1 SAI Mechanised Leadership Wing, Oshivello: during familiarisation training on foreign weapons a Soviet hand grenade was accidentally detonated, killing five. Same incident as Geustyn, Venter, Jones, Meyer and Wessels. He was 19.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 11 Oct 2024: 79547634BG Candidate Officer Paul Stephanus Venter, 1 SAI Mechanised Leadership Wing, Oshivello: during familiarisation training on foreign weapons a Soviet hand grenade was accidentally detonated, killing five. Same incident as Geustyn, Venter, Jones, Meyer and Wessels. He was 19.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
On the 11 October 1982 while serving with Mechanised Leadership Wing. Died of accidental injuries, at Oshivello, during a weapons familiarisation accident. A supposedly "safe" foreign grenade exploded and killed several men. CO Casper Willem Johannes GEUSTYN CO Paul S VENTER LkPL Alan Roger JONES LkPL Jacobus Theodorus MEYER LkPL Edgar Sydney WESSELS Doug Beveridge
Dedications 2
Sal nooit jou glimlag vergeet, Ouboet Sal weer eendag almal saam wees.
Diensplig vriend, saam in MLV ,baie in my gedagtes Koos Potgieter