Service Details
Name:
 EDE
Given Name:
 RICHARD ALEXANDER
Initials:
 R A
Service No:
 71375679KT
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 GROUP 34
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Unit:
 Brakpan Kommando
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Date of Death:
 1983-01-06
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Date of Birth:
 1955-11-13
Age:
 27
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. Buffel Troop Carrier detonated a boosted anti-tank mine near the Okangwati Military Base, while on route to Sodeliet base. One of the mines used was an old British Mk 8 Anti-Tank Mine and the metal plug on top of this mine penetrated the V hull of the Buffel on the welded seam. This ignited the diesel tank and a box of white phosphorus grenades in the vehicle.
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mrs. A. M. Ede
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 BRAKPAN CEMETERY
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