Service Details
Name:
 DE LANGE
Given Name:
 JAN HENDRIK
Initials:
 J H
Service No:
 81031940BG
Rank:
 Trooper
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Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
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Unit:
 2 Special Service Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1983-06-20
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Date of Birth:
 1965-12-28
Age:
 17
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, at Zeerust. He was accidentally shot by another soldier while standing guard duty. When the soldier placed the magazine on his rifle, a shot went off, hitting de Lange in the chest.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. P. P. de Lange, of Kriel.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 MIDDELBURG (FONTEIN STREET) CEMETERY
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