Service Details
Name:
 CLOETE
Given Name:
 JOHAN
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 88344049
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 8 SAI Bn
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Date of Death:
 1993-06-15
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Date of Birth:
 1972-03-14
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, part of a group busy with veld sweeping operations near Welbekend, Transvaal. Upon return to their base at the Welbekend Police Station, they were instructed to make their weapons safe. During this procedure, one of the members accidentally fired a round which struck him, killing him
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Landry, of Parow Valley, Cape Town. He was unmarried
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 BELLVILLE (STIKLAND) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Dutch Reformed Grave 1227 D.

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