Identity
Person No.
49881
Service No.
81903031BT
Last Name
First Name
Barend Johannes
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,586
Accident
Cause of Death
Critically injured while trying to jump-start another vehicle using a SAMIL 50; the SAMIL's handbrake was not properly applied and it rolled back, crushing him between the two vehicles. Died later the same day at Messina Hospital
Military Service
Location
Country
Unknown
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Unknown
Grave Reference
Unknown
Notes
Unknown
Research notes
9 Oct 2026: New record. Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 9 Oct 2026: "81903031BT Private Barend Johannes Schoenveldt from 16 Maintenance Unit was critically injured while trying to jump start another vehicle using a Samil 50...He succumbed to his injuries in the Messina Hospital later in the day. He was 22." Not in DB prior to this pass.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Graham Last Post 9 Oct 2026
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