Identity
Person No.
38219
Service No.
P/6635
Last Name
First Name
Willem Adriaan
Initials
W A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
44
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 388
Suicide
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Police
Defence Force
SADF 3,848
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. Marie Martina Steyn (nee du Preez), of No. 8, Artillery Lines, Voortrekkerhoogte. He had 2 children, a son and a daughter. A storeman at the "Q" Stores. Reportedly buried in Pretoria (Rebecca Street) Cemetery
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 09 May 2026: P/6635 Warrant Officer Class II Willem Adriaan Steyn, 1 Air Depot, died in Pretoria as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, age 44.
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 09 May 2026: P/6635 Warrant Officer Class II Willem Adriaan Steyn, 1 Air Depot, died in Pretoria as a result of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, age 44.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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