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Identity
Person No.
41875
Service No.
83209825PE
Last Name
Niehaus 2
First Name
Rhinus
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968 (±1 yr) 294
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
44 Parachute Regiment 20
Unit
121 South African Infantry Battalion 75
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Death Record
Date of Death
19 July 1993 249
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident 255
Died in Freak Accident, parachute failed to open, at General de Wet Training Area
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried in Giyani 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
North West 533
Cemetery
KLERKSDORP (NEW) CEMETERY 39
Additional Information
Notes

Stepson of Mr. and Mrs. G. Conradie, of Wilkinson Street, Meiringspark, Klerksdorp.

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 #41875

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=41875&pdf=1

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