Service Details
Name:
 DE BRUIN
Given Name:
 DE WET KEMP MARITZ
Initials:
 D W K M
Service No:
 74081530PR
Rank:
 Sergeant
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Regiment:
 Army Logistics Command
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Unit:
 5 Base Ordnance Depot
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Date of Death:
 1976-04-13
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Date of Birth:
 1912-05-20
Age:
 63
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, directing a heavy military vehicle to the entrance of a store at 5 Base Ordnance Depot to load supplies. He slipped and landed in front of a wheel which rode over him. He was taken to 1 Mil Hospital but died later the same day from his injuries
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mrs. Catherina Petronella de Bruin, of Eike Avenue, Roseville, Pretoria. Born Schweizer-Reineke. He ran a transport business before he enlisted.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 PRETORIA (ZANDFONTEIN) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Block KB Grave 2376

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