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Identity
Person No.
32456
Service No.
72247521BC
Last Name
Pearson 10
First Name
Marthinus Petrus
Initials
M P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
3 South African Infantry Battalion 78
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
10 December 1976 104
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, when his Buffel Troop Carrier overturned in Northern Owamboland
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

No additional information known at this time

Citation

LG Sup 3 March 1917 - "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has at all times set a splendid example of courage and determination"

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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