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Identity
Person No.
32988
Service No.
6321863
Last Name
Smit 74
First Name
Christiaan Jacobus
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1947 (±1 yr) 174
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
2 Armoured Car Regiment 1
Unit
14 Field Regiment 17
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
14 September 1965 99
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721
Died in Military Vehicle Accident. While busy with field training exercises, the armoured car he was in overturned on a bend about 20 miles from Thaba Nchu on the Dewetsdorp Rd and he was crushed underneath
Grave Reference
Grave 1380 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Northern Cape 805
Cemetery
LAMPRECHTS DRIFT CEMETERY, UPINGTON 1
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. CJ Smit of Upington.

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 #32988