Identity
Person No.
33593
Service No.
78204567BG
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Tobias
Initials
C T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of malaria, contracted during an operation in Angola, at Oshikati
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Brother of Sias van Schalkwyk.
Citation
"At Ogongo Agricultural College in Ovamboland, a labourer went down into a sewage pit to clean it. His supervisor, Mr. Brown heard him fall into the water and climbed down to help him. Three Medical Service National Servicemen were in the area and tried to save them. None of them returned as all were overcome by fumes. The three, Ptes FJ Smith, JC Jooste and B van D van Papendorp were awarded Honoris Crux medals"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project