Smit, Christiaan Jacobus

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

Smit, Christiaan Jacobus (C J)