Klapprott, Erich

Identity

Person No.

41833

Service No.

90304031BG

Last Name

Klapprott 1

First Name

Erich

Initials

E

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1964 (±1 yr) 289

Age at Death

29

Military Service

Rank

Rifleman

Regiment

South African Infantry Corps 1,067

Unit

6 South African Infantry Battalion 86

Secondary Unit

H.Q.

Death Record

Date of Death

12 January 1993 110

Cause of Death

Suicide 331

Committed suicide, in Town Hill Hospital, Pietermaritzburg. He had been admitted as a result of being mentally disturbed after he had witnessed a young girl being beheaded during the unrest

Grave Reference

Reportedly cremated in Pietermaritzburg 1

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Unknown

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Klapprott, of Brickhill Road, Estcourt

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 #41833

Klapprott, Erich (E)