In Memory Of

TALJAARD, HENDRIK FRANCHOIS

Service Details
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 81269136BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 Equestrian Centre
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1984-02-08
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, killed instantly when he was accidentally run over by a Samil 100 truck near Potchefstroom while on his way to stand guard at the North West Command Ammunition Dump. The Samil vehicle had stopped while the driver was checking which turn-off he should take and Taljaard used this opportunity to climb off the vehicle to pick up some small stones. The vehicle started reversing just as Taljaard tried to re-board and he slipped on the gravel and was accidentally run over
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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