Identity
Person No.
41125
Service No.
79274882BG
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Albertus
Initials
J A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in private vehicle accident, on the National Highway, near Richmond, while on weekend pass. Head-on collision with an Oshkosh truck; Mazda 323 belonging to Cpl Potgieter. Both members killed instantly
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
School of Infantry 53
Later renamed
Infantry School
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. D. P. Cilliers, of Heidelberg.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Apr 2026: 79274882BG Rifleman Jacobus Albertus Cilliers, Infantry School, killed instantly on the National Highway near Richmond while on weekend pass in Cpl Potgieter's Mazda 323, head-on collision with an Oshkosh truck, age 18. Same incident as Potgieter C.J. PN 41126. ROH unit is School of Infantry.
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Apr 2026: 79274882BG Rifleman Jacobus Albertus Cilliers, Infantry School, killed instantly on the National Highway near Richmond while on weekend pass in Cpl Potgieter's Mazda 323, head-on collision with an Oshkosh truck, age 18. Same incident as Potgieter C.J. PN 41126. ROH unit is School of Infantry.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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