In Memory Of

BOTES, MARTIN JOHANNES

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1967-03-24
Service No:
 85519940BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 2 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1986-07-29
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, received in a shooting incident. He was standing guard at the Selelekela High School on Orlando, Soweto. A rifle was dropped and a shot went off, hitting him in the head. He was first taken to Baragwanath Hospital but then airlifted to 1 Mil Hospital where he died.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 VANDERBIJLPARK CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. H. S. Botes, of Vanderbijlpark.