Service Details
Name:
 KOTZE
Given Name:
 DIRK JACOBUS JOHANNES
Initials:
 D J J
Service No:
 88203617BG
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
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Unit:
 School of Armour
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Date of Death:
 1990-11-06
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Date of Birth:
 1969-01-18
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, at Gen De Wet Training Terrain. He tried to pick up an unexploded mortar bomb for a souvenir and as he disturbed the device, it exploded, killing him instantly
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kotze, of Theunissen.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Free State
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Cemetery:
 THEUNISSEN NEW CEMETERY
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