In Memory Of

DE LANGE, GERHARD ERNST

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1963-10-29
Service No:
 79331542BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
Date of Death:
 1984-07-22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy. While on patrol out of Ongangwa, they set up a Temp Base but during the night, a group of the enemy approached and a fire fight ensued. He was killed by a hand grenade explosion during the contact.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Grave 553
Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. de Lange, of Johannesburg