Service Details
Name:
 KRUGER
Given Name:
 GILDEROY
Initials:
 G
Service No:
 81122756BG
Rank:
 Gunner
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Regiment:
 South African Artillery
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Unit:
 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment
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Date of Death:
 1984-01-15
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Date of Birth:
 1965-04-10
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died of accidental injuries, at Oshivello. While cleaning 20mm anti aircraft cannons after Op Askari, a round was found to be stuck in the breech of a cannon. During efforts to remove it, it exploded, fatally wounding him in the stomach.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. O. K. Kruger, of Johannesburg.
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:
 Mil. Sec. Grave 566.

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