Service Details
Name:
 MARAIS
Given Name:
 DAVID HERCULES DEWALD
Initials:
 D H D
Service No:
 73253460BA
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:
 1975-12-12
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Date of Birth:
 1957-09-05
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, part of a patrol which was sent out to clear a road which ran parallel to the Nhia River. While busy with this, they encountered an enemy patrol and a fire fight ensued, during which he was wounded in the stomach. They could not be withdrawn until the following morning. He was taken to the hospital at Cela but died the following day of his injuries
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. D. H. D. Marais, of Klerksdorp.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
 Panel 03

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