Service Details
Name:
 DE BEER
Given Name:
 MARTHINUS JOHANNES
Initials:
 M J
Service No:
 726212
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 Rhodesian Light Infantry
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Unit:
 1st Battalion
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Unit 2:
 2 Commando, 10 Troop
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Date of Death:
 1975-07-19
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Date of Birth:
 1953-07-13
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, gunshot wound, during a contact at night, Masoso Tribal Trust Lands, near Rushinga, Mount Darwin, Op Hurricane.
Additional
Information:
Transferred from the SADF. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Northern Cape
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Cemetery:
 SPRINGBOK (MAIN) CEMETERY
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