Identity
Person No.
33040
Service No.
73503294BA
Last Name
First Name
Pieter Willem Marais
Initials
P W M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in a contact with the enemy. He was part of Battle Group Orange and was wounded by hand grenade shrapnel in a contact with Cuban and MPLA forces. He was evacuated by helicopter with other wounded, to Silva Porta, but he died en route
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. W. H. Snyman, of Pretoria.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project