Identity
Person No.
41537
Service No.
P/21084
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Johannes
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
34
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 383
Suicide
Cause of Death
Committed suicide, gassed himself and his 3 daughters, Tersia (aged 3), Antoinette (aged 5) and Estelle (aged 8), in a car near the Military Cemetery, they all died of carbon monoxide poisoning
Military Service
Branch
Medical Health
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Notes
Husband of Rosemary Joubert (nee Loding), of Kneen Road, Valhalla, Pretoria.
Research notes
Per Mike Sandham (23 Aug 2026, citing the daily "Lest We Forget" FB post author): only "Johan" and Tersia are inscribed on the grave headstone, despite all three daughters (Tersia, Antoinette, Estelle) and their father dying together. Shares Service No P/21084 with Fouche, Hermanus Johannes (PersonNumber 41554) — both already correctly recorded at two different Thaba Tshwane cemeteries; not treated as an error, just noted.
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
External References
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Mike Sandham
Mike Sandham 23 Aug 2026 omissions email: confirmed existing ROH record, added the grave-headstone detail.
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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