Service Details
Name:
 BOTHA
Given Name:
 JOHAN
Initials:
 J
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 Mercian Regiment
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Unit:
 2 Bn.
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Date of Death:
 2007-09-08
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in a gun battle with Taliban forces
Additional
Information:
Born in South Africa and enlisted in his home country on 8 June 2005. From Pretoria, he joined 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th of Foot), in January 2006. This was his first operational deployment and his first deployment overseas with the Army.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SPRINGS (PETERSFIELD) CEMETERY
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