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Identity
Person No.
41797
Service No.
87317731BG
Last Name
Groenewald 28
First Name
Johannes Jacobus
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1972 (±1 yr) 205
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
Krugersdorp Commando 6
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Death Record
Date of Death
12 January 1991 110
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, in Pietersburg. He reportedly took the vehicle without permission and went AWOL with some other members as passengers. He rolled the vehicle on the corner of Pietersburg Street and Louis Trichardt Road
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried in Elgin, Cape Province 2
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Groenewald, of Oxpecker Street, Crystal Park, Benoni.

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 #41797