In Memory Of

MARAIS, DAVID HERCULES DEWALD

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 1957-09-05
Service No:
 73253460BA
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 2 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1975-12-12
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, part of a patrol which was sent out to clear a road which ran parallel to the Nhia River. While busy with this, they encountered an enemy patrol and a fire fight ensued, during which he was wounded in the stomach. They could not be withdrawn until the following morning. He was taken to the hospital at Cela but died the following day of his injuries
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 03
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. D. H. D. Marais, of Klerksdorp.