Identity
Person No.
33171
Service No.
78555117BG
Last Name
First Name
Pieter
Initials
P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Bike Squad
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, hit a cheese mine with his bike after transporting a tracker (Kevin O'Neill) to the mounted infantry who had located a "spoor" near Oom willies pad
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Swanepoel, of Carltonville.
Citation
DFC LG 15 February 1946 pg. 962 - "In recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in the execution of air operations"; MID LG Sup 1 January 1946 pg. 129
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project