Service Details
Name:
 THIEL
Given Name:
 RUDOLPH ERNST
Initials:
 R E
Service No:
 88630553BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 1 Reconnaissance Regiment
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Date of Death:
 1989-08-02
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Date of Birth:
 1970-07-14
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident. While undergoing training in the Duku Duku Forest Training area near Matubatuba, he was killed when the Unimog in which he was traveling rolled on a dirt road. He was flung out and the vehicle landed on top of him.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Thiel, of Stellenbosch.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 STELLENBOSCH (ST. MARY'S) CHURCH CEMETERY
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