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Identity
Person No.
41768
Service No.
73203580BA
Last Name
Smith 298
First Name
Johannes Petrus
Initials
J P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1958 (±1 yr) 429
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Signaller
Regiment
South African Corps of Signals 275
Unit
Army Gymnasium 14
Secondary Unit
attd. South African Medical Corps
Death Record
Date of Death
29 April 1977 109
Cause of Death
Died in Private Vehicle Accident 168
Died in Private Vehicle Accident, on the Potchefstroom - Vereeniging road. He apparently fell asleep at the wheel
Grave Reference
Suspected to be buried in Upington 11
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. B. Smith, of Afrikaner Road, Roosheuwel, Klerksdorp. Attended Schoonspruit High School in Klerksdorp

Citation

MBE LG Sup 7 February 1919 pg. 1943 - "For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa"; MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 pg. 9942

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #41768