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Identity
Person No.
41151
Service No.
78551090
Last Name
Van Niekerk 79
First Name
Jan Petrus
Initials
J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1963 (±1 yr) 325
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
School of Infantry 53
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Engineer Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
19 February 1985 79
Cause of Death
Suicide 331
Committed suicide, at Sunnyside, Pretoria, gunshot wound to the head. He was AWOL at the time
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. J. D. van Niekerk, of Ventersdorp.

Citation

***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41151

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=41151&pdf=1

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