Groenewald, Johannes Jacobus

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

Groenewald, Johannes Jacobus (J J)