Identity
Person No.
41771
Service No.
75274720BA
Last Name
First Name
Abraham Jacobus Smith
Initials
A J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SUIC 369
Suicide
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. N. F. Pretorius, of Laporoma, Flats, Randfontein.
Research notes
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 75274720BA Rifleman Abraham Jacobus Smith Pretorius, 3 SAI, found hanged in Randfontein; no foul play suspected, age 17. Unit was Army Gymnasium — corrected to 3 SAI. Unit2 was attd SAMC — set to Army. ROH already suicide/strangulation at Randfontein.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Aug 2026: 75274720BA Rifleman Abraham Jacobus Smith Pretorius from 3 SAI was found hanged in Randfontein. No foul play was suspected. He was 17.
- South African War Graves Project
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