In Memory Of

VENTER, PIERRE

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 1973-05-05
Service No:
 90308842PE
Rank:
 Corporal
Unit:
 7 Medical Battalion Group
Regiment:
 South African Military Health Service
Date of Death:
 1995-11-29
Cause of Death:
 Died of hypothermia. He was a member of the South African National Antarctic Expedition (SANAE). He was found dead about 150m from the main base near Vesleskravat, Antarctica, after a snowstorm.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 KEMPTON PARK (ZUURFONTEIN) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. J. L. Venter, of Pretoria