Swanepoel, Pieter Johannes

Identity

Person No.

41642

Service No.

05210935E

Last Name

Swanepoel 46

First Name

Pieter Johannes

Initials

P J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1939 (±1 yr) 101

Age at Death

26

Military Service

Rank

Corporal

Regiment

South African Army 181

Unit

TS Training Centre 29

Secondary Unit

attd. South African Medical Corps

Death Record

Date of Death

18 November 1965 110

Cause of Death

Suicide 331

Committed suicide, bullet wound to the head, in his home, at Pretoria

Grave Reference

Grave 482 1

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Gauteng 9,426

Cemetery

THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY 591

Coordinates

-25.78214, 28.12179

Additional Information

Notes

Born Natal. Resided with his wife in Church Hill Road, TEK Camp, Lyttelton. Sadly, he seems to have shot himself a few days after his wife committed suicide. They are buried together.

Citation

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

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41642

Swanepoel, Pieter Johannes (P J)