Service Details
Name:
 SMIT
Given Name:
 FLORENCE CORNELIUS
Initials:
 F C
Service No:
 80200249BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 1 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1981-08-24
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Date of Birth:
 1962-12-11
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during the attack on "target yankee" during Ops Protea. He was rifleman 4 of Bravo section, platoon 1. He was part of the assault group and was busy with guard duties when a booby trap exploded above his head. It was not known whether it was electrically detonated or set off by a Ratel. He was evacuated by the Bravo section vehicle
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Smit
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 MIDDELBURG (WEST) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
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