Name: |
BANTJES |
Given Name: |
JAN GERRIT |
Initials: |
J G |
Service No: |
65616658PE |
Trade: |
LWT Commander |
Rank: |
SergeantOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Technical Services Corps |
Unit: |
1 South African Infantry BattalionOther Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1976-12-07Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1948-08-04 |
Age: |
28 |
Cause of Death: |
Died in Freak Accident, while attempting to make a 20 mm shell safe and it exploded, at Bloemfontein |
Additional Information: |
Son of Jacobus Petrus and Elfrieda Helene (nee Forster) Bantjes, of Eikenhof. He was unmarried. |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2023-01-02