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Identity
Person No.
41591
Service No.
P/21785
Last Name
Bekker 17
First Name
Petrus Johannes
Initials
P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1924 (±1 yr) 372
Age at Death
39
Military Service
Rank
Detective Sergeant
Regiment
South African Police 4,489
Unit
AFB Waterkloof 27
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Medical Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
24 April 1963 99
Cause of Death
Suicide 331
Committed suicide, found dead in the veld near Skanskop, Pretoria, as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried at Burgersdorp, Cape Province 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Born Cape Province. Of Delmonica Hotel, Church Street, Pretoria. He was divorced. Reportedly buried at Burgersdorp, Cape Province

Citation

***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41591

Source: https://rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=41591&pdf=1

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