Service Details
Name:
 BURGER
Given Name:
 JAN HARMSE
Initials:
 J H
Service No:
 21502
Rank:
 Brigadier
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Regiment:
 16 Combat Group
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Adjutant:
 Officer Commanding
Date of Death:
 1966-05-31
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Date of Birth:
 1917-02-18
Age:
 49
Cause of Death:
 Died of a heart attack, at Voortrekkerhoogte, during Republic Day parade.
Decorations:
 Southern Cross Medal, O B E, PF Good Service Medal
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mrs. J. E. Burger, of Pretoria
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 504

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