Identity
Person No.
49791
Service No.
90708355HJ
Last Name
First Name
Lesiba Elias
Initials
L E
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
26
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
01 Nov 1993: 90708355HJ Rifleman Lesiba Elias Petja from 117 South African Infantry Battalion, South African Infantry Corps Died of injuries, multiple injuries received in Private Vehicle Accident, at Pietersburg. He was on leave at the time. He was 26.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Corps
South African Infantry 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 Sheet3:5836, 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:
"01 Nov 1993: 90708355HJ Rifleman Lesiba Elias Petja from 117 South African Infantry Battalion, South African Infantry Corps Died of injuries, multiple injuries received in Private Vehicle Accident, at Pietersburg. He was on leave at the time. He was 26."
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