Service Details
Name:
 HOLM
Given Name:
 JEFFREY GERALD
Initials:
 J G
Service No:
 70252598N
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1973-05-26
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Date of Birth:
 1954-05-09
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, in Eastern Caprivi. While traveling in the back of a military vehicle, the truck hit a bump in the road. He was flung out and hit his head on the ground. He died on the scene.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. J. F. Holm. Was the first SADF soldier to die on service in the Border area after the SADF took over the border area protection role from the South African Police.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Free State
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Cemetery:
 VIRGINIA CEMETERY
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