Service Details
Name:
 HUNTER
Given Name:
 RAYMOND O'BRIEN
Initials:
 R O
Service No:
 75376756BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 2 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1978-02-19
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Date of Birth:
 1959-09-07
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in contact with the enemy, at Elundu
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. R. and Mrs. J. A. Hunter, of Kimberley Road, Bertrams, Johannesburg. Riflemen Hunter and Bosch were on guard duty at a small base near Eenhana and Elundu, when their position was overrun by SWAPO. In the same incident, Sapper van der Mescht was captured and taken to Angola.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Gen. Sec. "M" Grave 5542.

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