Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER MERWE
Given Name:
 JOHANNES STEPHANUS
Initials:
 J S
Service No:
 76426964BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 SECTOR 10
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Unit:
 H.Q.
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Date of Death:
 1980-05-26
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Date of Birth:
 1960-01-18
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, struck by a bullet resulting from an accidental discharge of a fellow soldiers rifle while serving at Oshakati.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. D. S. van der Merwe
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:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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