Identity
Person No.
41136
Service No.
76293471
Last Name
First Name
Christiaan Lourens
Initials
C L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,631
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in private vehicle accident, between Bloemfontein and Winburg, while on a weekend pass. Head on collision with a lorry carrying cement pipes
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signaller
Regiment
2 Signal Regiment 5
Formerly
2 Signals Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Attached To
Role at time of death
Signals
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Same organisation as "2 Signals Regiment" (OrgEntityID 2334, this pass) -- a text variant. See that entry for sourcing.
Notes
Son of Johannes Jacobus and Elsie Elizabeth Oberholzer, of Bloemfontein.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "2 Signal Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
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