Identity
Person No.
49737
Service No.
79682563CK
Last Name
First Name
Jan
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
07 Apr 1979: 79682563CK Rifleman Jan Afwries from the South African Cape Corps Died in Private Vehicle Accident, at Gobbabis. He was off duty. He was 20.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Cape Corps
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), row Sheet3:2014, imported 16 Sep 2026. Credited to The South Africa War Graves Project (southafricawargraves.org) unless his entry says otherwise. NEW ROH record -- no match on the roll by service number, by surname with date, or on a widened surname-plus-year check. Mike's entry verbatim:
"07 Apr 1979: 79682563CK Rifleman Jan Afwries from the South African Cape Corps Died in Private Vehicle Accident, at Gobbabis. He was off duty. He was 20."
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