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Identity
Person No.
41568
Service No.
P/15347
Last Name
Janse Van Rensburg 28
First Name
Karel Wilhelm
Initials
K W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1925 (±1 yr) 290
Age at Death
38
Death Record
Date of Death
08 October 1963 204
Cause code
SUIC 388
Suicide
Cause of Death
Suicide 351
Committed suicide, hanged himself, at his home
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
South African Corps of Military Police 0
Corps
South African Corps of Military Police 177
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,879
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY 592
Grave Reference
Grave 414 1
Coordinates
-25.78214, 28.12179 OSM
Unit History
Attached To
South African Medical Corps
Notes

Husband of Vallerie Janse van Rensburg (nee Bester), of Dequar Road, Defence Area, Pretoria. Born Orange Free State. He had 5 children.

Research notes

8 Oct 2026: UNIT CONFLICT, NOT CHANGED: stored Unit "Air Force Gymnasium"; Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 8 Oct 2026, instead names "the South African Corps of Military Police". Name, service number, rank, date, age and cause (hanged, no foul play) match exactly. Flagged for review.
8 Oct 2026: REGIMENT CORRECTED FROM SAWGP (details.php?id=41568): "South African Corps of Military Police" -- matches Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post, 8 Oct 2026; stored Unit "Air Force Gymnasium" was wrong and cleared. Buried Thaba Tshwane (New) Military Cemetery.

Citations

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

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