Identity
Person No.
41844
Service No.
88265962BG
Last Name
First Name
Frederick Abraham Jacobus
Initials
F A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, at Vanderbijlpark. He was the passenger in a motor boat that went out of control. The boat hit the bank and he was thrown out and struck a lamp pole. He was killed instantly
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Defence Force
SADF 3,830
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Home Unit
Attached To
Part of
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. J. Marais, of Bloemkraal, Tweeling, Orange Free State. Attached to Group 25 HQ at the time.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Intelligence Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
14 Sep 2026: Col (rt) Graham du Toit, Last Post: 2/Lt F.A.J. Marais, Army Intelligence Corps attached to Group 25 Headquarters, boat accident at Vanderbijlpark, age 19. Matches this record exactly (Corps already South African Intelligence Corps). Not on Bushwar Books' same-day post.
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