Identity
Person No.
41108
Service No.
P/13792
Last Name
First Name
Casper Willem Petrus
Initials
C W P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Airman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Engineer Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received while playing in the sea in March 1952, he injured his neck (fracture of vertebrae) when he was dumped by a large wave. He was admitted to hospital on 15 March 1952 as a result of complications and died following an operation, at the Sanatorium Hospital, Durban
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mrs. L. J. Nel, of Fontainbleau, Johannesburg
Citation
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project