Barend Jacobus Phillipus Schutte (1945 - 1965)

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South African Air Force

Biography

Barend Jacobus Phillipus Schutte is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Barend Jacobus Phillipus Schutte ^[1]

Event Date: 21 May 1945 ^[1]

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Military Info

Force number: 62187968 ^[1]

Rank: Air Mechanic ^[1]

Surname: Schutte ^[1]

Names: B. J. P. ^[1]

Regiment: South African Air Force ^[1]

Additional info: Next of kin, P. Koch ^[1]

Cemetery: South Africa, Mpumalanga, Pieter Retief, Strydkraal, 477 IT farm cemetery ^[1]

Death

Event Date: 10 June 1965 ^[1]

Age: 20 years ^[1]

Cause of death: Died in Shooting Incident, accidentally shot through the head with a .38 revolver by a comrade. They were part of the guard detail at Langebaanweg AFB on the 8 June 1965 and were in the off-duty room where another member was playing with a firearm which went off and injured Schutte. He died 2 days later in hospital. ^[1]

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1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11} South African War Graves Project Grave of B. J. P. Schutte Seen and entered Jan 2024, by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz