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Identity
Person No.
29417
Service No.
67482463N
Last Name
Bester 28
First Name
Johannes Jacobus
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1952 (±1 yr) 285
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Armoured Corps 160
Unit
School of Armour 17
Death Record
Date of Death
01 February 1971 96
Cause of Death
Died of wounds 2,379
Died of wounds, when a 90mm HE anti tank round exploded in the breech of the cannon in his armoured car, near Bloemfontein
Grave Reference
Unknown
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Northern Cape 805
Cemetery
PIET PLESSIS CEMETERY 1
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. J. J. Bester, of Vryburg

Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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