Moroka, Moribodi Jacob

Identity

Person No.

41861

Service No.

90712530HJ

Last Name

Moroka 1

First Name

Moribodi Jacob

Initials

M J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1963 (±1 yr) 325

Age at Death

29

Military Service

Rank

Rifleman

Regiment

South African Infantry Corps 1,067

Unit

116 South African Infantry Battalion 36

Secondary Unit

H.Q.

Death Record

Date of Death

29 May 1992 97

Cause of Death

Died in Pedestrian Accident 12

Died in Pedestrian Accident, at Nancefield, Messina. Found dead in the road, suspected having been run over by a heavy civilian vehicle. He was AWOL at the time

Grave Reference

Reportedly buried in Umbumbulu, Natal 5

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Unknown

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Moroka, of Bochtich, Beauty, Northern Transvaal

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 #41861

Moroka, Moribodi Jacob (M J)