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Identity
Person No.
33706
Old ROH no.
1591
Service No.
80531759PE
Last Name
Verhoef 2
First Name
Johannes Petrus
Initials
J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1964 (±1 yr) 296
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
08 February 1984 93
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident 289
Died in Shooting Incident, shot by one of his own troops after reprimanding him for going off drinking
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
8 South African Infantry Battalion 71
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,836
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,873
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
GERMISTON (SOUTHPARK) CEMETERY 34
Grave Reference
A8 2
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Mechanised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. T. Verhoef, of Germiston. | Disqus 14 Apr 2018 (schoolmate, st 6-7 with him): fairly sure he died February 1985 not 1984. ROH date left 1984-02-08 pending a better source.

Research notes

Disqus 14 Apr 2018: possible death year 1985 not 1984.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Navy" was CLEARED. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word, and it CONTRADICTED this record's own Branch, "Army". Across the roll 787 records carried such a contradiction; judged against Corps and Regiment -- independent of both columns -- the evidence backed Branch 744 times and Unit2 not once. Branch is therefore kept and the contradicting word removed. Nothing is guessed: this man's branch of service is already recorded, and his sub-unit, if any, is simply not known.

Citations
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External References
Stories 1
by Nelis Verhoef on 14 February 2007 · via source
Johan was shot by own of his own troops after the troop was reprimanded for going off to drink at a "koeka" shop.
Dedications 3
by You will know on 20 June 2001 · via source
We were all great dreamers. I hope and pray we have all learnt from this loss. Thanks for all you did for us... even though many didn't appreciate it.
by Marius Van Niekerk (via Johan Schoeman, War in Angola) on 05 March 2018 · via War in Angola
From Marius Van Niekerk: I remember that day well. We were stationed at Golf Ops at Ondangwa Airforce Base. 8 SAI Echo Co. The infantry platoons did 3 to 4 day patrols around the base to keep it clear of unwanted "visitors". Delport was a scary dude. Caught Roman spiders with his bare hands and made them fight scorpions in a Dixie plate/pan. He wore a full beard and there were rumours about him mutilating enemy corpses, thus getting years of extra service. He shot Lt. Verhoef while drunk and got into a violent argument with the Lt. It was a somber day. The entire company assembled and were told the news. We saw the casavac choppers leaving an hour earlier, so we knew something was wrong. Was a strange feeling. You know that you and your comrades are at risk, but you never expect a blatant own forces killing like this.
by Johan Schoeman on 05 March 2018 · via War in Angola
Clipping from Apples Seider: