Service Details
Name:
 ATHERTON
Given Name:
 PETER WAYNE BOWRY
Initials:
 P W B
Service No:
 77547784BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Commandos
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Unit:
 11 Commando, Jan Kemp Dorp
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Date of Death:
 1979-07-11
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Date of Birth:
 1961-10-24
Age:
 17
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, from a gunshot wound accidentally sustained at Jan Kemp Dorp as a result of an accidental discharge of a fellow soldier's rifle
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. B. Atherton, of Malvern, Johannesburg
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Sec ECB Grave 681

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