In Memory Of

BENSON, ALWYN JOHANNES

Service Details
Age:
 32
Date of Birth:
 1942-12-16
Service No:
 05477377PE
Rank:
 Warrant Officer Class II
Unit:
 4 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1975-11-23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in Battle of Ebo. He had been sent to Angola to relieve S.Sgt Steenkamp and take command of a mortar platoon. While engaging the enemy, they were hit by a 122mm redeye and he was killed instantly.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 MIDDELBURG (FONTEIN STREET) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Mpumalanga
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. A. Benson, of Middelburg, Mpumalanga