In Memory Of

POTGIETER, KEVIN EVERITT

Service Details
Age:
 26
Date of Birth:
 1946-07-28
Service No:
 05535174E
Rank:
 Staff Sergeant
Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
Date of Death:
 1973-05-16
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, parachute accident at Tempe. Kevin had been given a steerable reserve chute by his father that he decided to test. To do this, he had to first discard his main chute before using the reserve chute. After discarding his main parachute, he deployed the reserve chute but it became entangled in the buckles of his main chute and wrapped itself around him, causing him to plunge to his death
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Cremated - Memorial plaque
Cemetery:
 BLOEMFONTEIN (ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL) GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE
Localitly:
 Free State
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Frederik Evert and Esme Potgeiter. Husband of Mrs. June Lilian Potgieter