Identity
Person No.
33743
Old ROH no.
2052
Service No.
73239311KT
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Jacobus
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, skirmish with FRELIMO (Mozambique Army) troops near Ponta do Ouro, on the Mozambique border
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mrs. R. E. Van Tonder, of Port Shepstone.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Mar 2024: 73239311KT Corporal Petrus Jacobus Viljoen, Pietermaritzburg Commando, Killed in Action during a skirmish with FRELIMO troops near Ponta do Ouro, on the Mozambique border, age 23. ROH already had Mozambique Army at Ponta do Ouro; FRELIMO filled into CauseDeath. Unit2 54th Bn "B" Coy 2nd Platoon was polluted across consecutive Viljoen rows — cleared to Army. | Also Last Post 17 Mar 2020: 73239311KT Rifleman Petrus Jacobus Viljoen, Pietermaritzburg Commando, KIA FRELIMO near Ponta do Ouro, age 23. ROH rank is Corporal (not overwritten).
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Mar 2024: 73239311KT Corporal Petrus Jacobus Viljoen, Pietermaritzburg Commando, Killed in Action during a skirmish with FRELIMO troops near Ponta do Ouro, on the Mozambique border, age 23. ROH already had Mozambique Army at Ponta do Ouro; FRELIMO filled into CauseDeath. Unit2 54th Bn "B" Coy 2nd Platoon was polluted across consecutive Viljoen rows — cleared to Army.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Mar 2020: 73239311KT Rifleman Petrus Jacobus Viljoen from the Pietermaritzburg Commando was Killed in Action during a skirmish with FRELIMO troops near Ponta do Ouro. He was 23. ROH rank is Corporal — not overwritten. FRELIMO already filled into CauseDeath from 17 Mar 2024.
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