Identity
Person No.
43381
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Manie
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
35
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Accidentally killed together with his wife while staying overnight on a relative's farm; overcome by gas while asleep due to a gas leak in the building (returning from holiday)
Military Service
Branch
Medical Health
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
Location
Notes
No record on South Africa War Graves Project at research time. Wife (Mrs Botes) also killed — civilian, not a ROH record.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026 (same gas-leak farm; wife civilian, not added).
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Other web source
open source ↗
OMISSIONS: 7 AUGUST. Bushwar (Mike Sandham)
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
Related Deaths
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These people are not on the Roll of Honour. They are recorded here because of a family, service, or civilian connection.
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Botes
— Wife
Relative · 07 August 1974Overcome by gas while asleep due to a gas leak in a relative's farm building, returning from holiday. Same incident as SSgt Manie Botes.
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