Identity
Person No.
33776
Old ROH no.
1621
Service No.
72348725N
Last Name
First Name
Diederick Johannes
Initials
D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Defence Force
SADF 3,283
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 537
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, accidentally killed when struck by a bullet resulting from the accidental discharge of a fellow soldiers rifle while he was stationed, at Oshakati
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mr. M. A. L. Bezuidenhout.
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
Dirkie Vorster died just after his 19th bithday. I would have been born by that time, but the shock had a devastating affeck on my mother and I was only born in September. Iam his sister Tina. Rest in piece my brother, you are one of the heroes of this land!
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