In Memory Of

PARVESS, STEPHEN TREVOR

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 75342402BA
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 1 Maintenance Unit
Regiment:
 South African Ordnance Services Corps
Date of Death:
 1977-01-21
Cause of Death:
 Died in Training Incident, during his basic training for National Service. His death was caused by an inherited medical condition that resulted in his body over heating during a training exercise. His vital organs could not cope with the continuous high body temperatures brought on by the inability of his body to switch from heating to cooling mode. Despite the efforts of the medical team
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. D. M. Parvess and brother of Vaughan Parvess