Service Details
Name:
 DE LANGE
Given Name:
 GERHARD ERNST
Initials:
 G E
Service No:
 79331542BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1984-07-22
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Date of Birth:
 1963-10-29
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy. While on patrol out of Ongangwa, they set up a Temp Base but during the night, a group of the enemy approached and a fire fight ensued. He was killed by a hand grenade explosion during the contact.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. de Lange, of 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:
 Grave 553

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