Identity
Person No.
49779
Service No.
86635539BG
Last Name
First Name
Jacob Ferdinand Leonardus
Initials
J F L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
14 Dec 1989: 86635539BG Signaller Jacob Ferdinand Leonardus Kerkhoff from 5 Signal Regiment, South African Corps of Signals Died in Private Vehicle Accident, on the Ben Schoeman Highway, between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Vehicle left the road, rolled and struck trees. 3 passengers were injured. He was off duty. He was 19.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signaller
Regiment
Corps
South African Corps of Signals
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), row Sheet3:6643, 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:
"14 Dec 1989: 86635539BG Signaller Jacob Ferdinand Leonardus Kerkhoff from 5 Signal Regiment, South African Corps of Signals Died in Private Vehicle Accident, on the Ben Schoeman Highway, between Pretoria and Johannesburg. Vehicle left the road, rolled and struck trees. 3 passengers were injured. He was off duty. He was 19."
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