In Memory Of

BOTHA, JOHAN

Service Details
Age:
 25
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 2 Bn.
Regiment:
 Mercian Regiment
Date of Death:
 2007-09-08
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in a gun battle with Taliban forces
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 SPRINGS (PETERSFIELD) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Born in South Africa and enlisted in his home country on 8 June 2005. From Pretoria, he joined 1st Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment (29th/45th of Foot), in January 2006. This was his first operational deployment and his first deployment overseas with the Army.