Son of Mr. P. S. and Mrs. C. J. van Heerden, of Ross Street, Hercules, Pretoria. Off duty at the time of the accident. Buried Pretoria (Zandfontein) Cemetery.
6 Oct 2026: New record. Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 6 Oct 2026: "79489241BG Trooper Petrus Schalk van Heerden from the Army Battle School was killed in a private motor vehicle accident on the Hammanskraal to Warmbaths road. He was 18." Not in DB prior to this pass.
6 Oct 2026: Regiment "South African Armoured Corps" filled (was blank), per Mike Sandham (SAWGP) omissions email, 5 Oct 2026. DATE AND AGE CONFLICT, NOT CHANGED: Sandham gives 05 Oct 1981 and age 19; stored DateDeath 1981-10-06 and age 18 (from Graham Last Post, 6 Oct 2026). Name, service number, unit and cause match. Flagged for review.
6 Oct 2026: DATE/AGE SET FROM SAWGP (details.php?id=42138): DOB 1962-04-08, DOD 1981-10-05, age 19, per Mike Sandham who reports SAWGP 5 Oct 1981. Graham Last Post (6 Oct 2026) gave 6 Oct and age 18; SAWGP treated as the authoritative source. Cause per SAWGP: private vehicle accident on the Hammanskraal-Warmbad road, consistent with this record.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 6 Oct 2026
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