In Memory Of

MASON, MARK

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 1963-05-14
Service No:
 79613162BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
Date of Death:
 1982-02-18
Cause of Death:
 Died in Friendly Fire Incident, with friendly SWADF forces, at Ondangwa, Namibia. Both patrols had been told that there were no friendly forces in the area so when they happened upon one another, the shooting started. Two other SWADF men were also killed
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Gen B 6629
Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Joan Edith and the late Robert Mason, of 9 Elmount Court, 81 Hopkins Street, Bellevue.