Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER MERWE
Given Name:
 CORNELIUS JOHANNES
Initials:
 C J
Service No:
 76440486
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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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:
 1979-04-03
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Date of Birth:
 1960-01-25
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, gunshot wound while playing Russian Roulette, at Marieltal. He was on duty at the time
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. van der Merwe, of Voortrekkerhoogte.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 1024.

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