Service Details
Name:
 ANDERSON
Given Name:
 DANIE
Initials:
 D
Service No:
 72477714BA
Rank:
 Trooper
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Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
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Unit:
 1 Special Service Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1975-12-17
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Date of Birth:
 1956-12-15
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, while on Op Savannah. He was in the turret of an Eland armoured car, about 100km south of Luanda, when the brakes failed on a downhill, causing the vehicle to run away and overturn. He was thrown from the vehicle and died of a broken neck
Additional
Information:
Son of Dr. and Mrs. F. Anderson, of Pretoria.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 PAARL (PARYS) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Special Memorial

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