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Identity
Person No.
29516
Service No.
71417653N
Last Name
Boshoff 19
First Name
Daniel Petrus
Initials
D P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1955 (±1 yr) 393
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
1st Special Service Battalion 20
Unit
"C" Coy. 21
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
05 October 1973 74
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Gen De Wet Training Area. While standing guard, they were fooling around on an Eland armoured car. Boshoff was sitting on the front mudguard and jumped off to try and catch a wild rabbit. The vehicle ran over him
Grave Reference
Grave 1097 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Free State 728
Cemetery
WELKOM CEMETERY 18
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. D. P. Boshoff, of Welkom.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #29516