Service Details
Name:
 GELDENHUYS
Given Name:
 HARPER MARTIN
Initials:
 H M
Service No:
 80544232PE
Rank:
 Major
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Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
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Unit:
 32 (Buffalo) Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1991-08-17
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Date of Birth:
 1964-10-17
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, at Pomfret, while photographing a video of a Dakota as it was taking off from the runway. He was standing at the end of the runway and the tail wheel of the Dakota hit him on take-off. He was killed instantly.
Additional
Information:
Son of General and Mrs. J. J. Geldenhuys
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 North West Province
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Cemetery:
 POMFRET CEMETERY
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