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Identity
Person No.
41844
Service No.
88265962BG
Last Name
Marais 64
First Name
Frederick Abraham Jacobus
Initials
F A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1973 (±1 yr) 203
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
South African Intelligence Corps 29
Unit
115 South African Infantry Battalion 23
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Death Record
Date of Death
14 September 1991 99
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident 255
Died in Freak Accident, at Vanderbijlpark. He was the passenger in a motor boat that went out of control. The boat hit the bank and he was thrown out and struck a lamp pole. He was killed instantly
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried at Tweeling 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. J. Marais, of Bloemkraal, Tweeling, Orange Free State. Attached to Group 25 HQ at the time.

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 #41844