He died on 31 October 1948 in the Vereeniging Hospital in Vereeniging at the age of 41.[2] Eight days prior he had an accident where a hammer amputated his right index finger. The stump was amputated but he developed tetanus which caused his death.[4] He was buried at Anniesrust.[5]
South Africa, Orange Free State, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1832-1989," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99LH-QWSR?cc=3040532 : 8 February 2022), > image 1 of 1; citing Master's Office of the Orange Free State Archives, Bloemfontein.
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