In Memory Of

LE ROUX, GORDON WALTER GRAHAM

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1957-01-29
Service No:
 73542854
Rank:
 Sapper
Unit:
 2 Field Engineer Regiment
Regiment:
 South African Corps of Engineers
Date of Death:
 1976-12-10
Cause of Death:
 Died from electric shock when his radio antenna touched the HT cables at Johannesburg Station. The antenna wire was thrown over the carriage roof of the stationary train to get better reception but it hit the overhead HT cables.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 11368 Gen Memorial
Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. L. C. Buys, of Johannesburg. ref. SA Engineers Roll of Honour (www.sasappers.net)