Identity
Person No.
33598
Service No.
74468398PE
Last Name
First Name
Ernestus Jacobus
Initials
E J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of injuries, received in a private motor vehicle accident, near Bloemfontein. He died in the Universitas Hospital in Bloemfontein
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. H. A. van Staden, of Upington
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