In Memory Of
MARRIOTT, RICHARD NEVILLE
Service Details
Age:
17
Date of Birth:
1952-11-22
Service No:
68444918N
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
5 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1970-09-13
Cause of Death:
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, while being transported in a Gladiator Troop Carrier back to Ladysmith Army Camp. Their vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a Newspaper Delivery Van between Colesburg and Philippolis and the vehicle immediately burst into flames with the men still trapped inside and unable to escape
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 02
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. W. E. Marriott, of Durban. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban from 1965-1969.
