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Identity
Person No.
41907
Service No.
88214028BG
Last Name
Coetzee 98
First Name
Abraham Paulus Jacobus
Initials
A P J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1972 (±1 yr) 205
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
South African Armoured Corps 160
Unit
School of Armour 17
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Death Record
Date of Death
14 April 1991 98
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident 285
Died in Shooting Incident, at Army Battle School. They were drinking beer and playing with a R5 rifle. Someone produced a live round and they were playing by loading the weapon. A shot went off, killing Trooper Coetzee
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried in Stilfontein 3
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. A. P. J. Coetzee and Mrs. N. Coetzee, of Orkney, Orange Free State.

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 #41907

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=41907&pdf=1

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