In Memory Of
VAN DER MERWE, MARIUS
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1968-03-05
Service No:
84328616BT
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
32 (Buffalo) Battalion
Regiment:
South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
1989-04-02
Cause of Death:
Died in Freak Accident, while on patrol near Buffalo. He went for a swim amongst the reeds and it is thought that he was taken by a crocodile. He remains unaccounted for and has no known grave
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Body not recovered - Panel 16
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. J. L. van der Merwe, of Durban.
