Service Details
Name:
 VIVIERS
Given Name:
 JOSEF PETRUS HERMANUS
Initials:
 J P H
Service No:
 71224497BM
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 3 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1973-07-26
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Date of Birth:
 1955-01-05
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, accidentally drowned while his patrol was crossing the Kavango River. His foot got stuck between rocks in deep water and by the time assistance arrived and he was freed, he had already drowned
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. G. H. Viviers.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 BENONI CEMETERY
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