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Identity
Person No.
43381
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Botes 25
First Name
Manie
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1939 (±1 yr) 102
Age at Death
35
Military Service
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
South African Medical Corps 504
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
07 August 1974 85
Cause of Death
Died in freak accident 4
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)
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
South Africa 18,419
Locality
Unknown 20
Cemetery
Unknown
Additional Information
Notes

No record on South Africa War Graves Project at research time. Wife (Mrs Botes) also killed — civilian, not a ROH record.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

OMISSIONS: 7 AUGUST. Bushwar https://www.warbooks.co.za/posts/lest-we-forget-7-august/ (Mike Sandham) | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 07 Aug 2026 (same gas-leak farm; wife civilian, not added).

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #43381