In Memory Of
VAN DER MERWE, ANDRIES PETRUS
Service Details
Age:
18
Date of Birth:
1961-04-20
Service No:
77217610
Rank:
Private
Unit:
31 Battalion
Regiment:
South African Technical Services Corps
Date of Death:
1979-11-09
Cause of Death:
Died in Shooting Incident, at Omega Base, South West Africa. Accidentally shot with an R1 rifle while engaged in friendly banter with a medic from the unit
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Grave 1044.
Cemetery:
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. I. G. van der Merwe, of Wonderboom South, Pretoria.
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