Service Details
Name:
 STEENKAMP
Given Name:
 THOMAS IGNATIUS JACOBUS
Initials:
 T I J
Service No:
 75359992BG
Rank:
 Trooper
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Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
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Unit:
 2 Special Service Battalion
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Unit 2:
 attd. 4 Vehicle Reserve Park
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Date of Death:
 1979-05-02
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Date of Birth:
 1959-01-25
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Committed suicide, gassed himself at home. He was AWOL at the time.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. J. F. Steenkamp, of Heidelberg. His father was deceased.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 HEIDELBERG (RENSBURG) CEMETERY
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