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Identity
Person No.
31203
Service No.
71504898
Last Name
First Name
Barend Johannes
Initials
B J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
32
Military Service
Rank
Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Committed suicide, shot himself, with an R4 rifle, at Lomba. He was stationed at the Base Admin Area at Lomba, Angola, where he contracted malaria. Although he received treatment at Rundu, he returned to the Operational Area too soon. The base was subjected to an aerial attack and the stress, as well as depression, caused him to shoot himself. His death was officially regarded as a war casualty
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. K. J. Labuschagne, of Luttig Street, Pretoria West. Father of Carel Pieterse (born Labuschagne) and Yolande Pieterse (born Labuschagne)
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project