Service Details
Name:
 LITTRELL
Given Name:
 MARK JOHN
Initials:
 M J
Service No:
 82559279BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1985-08-03
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Date of Birth:
 1965-10-23
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, received in Freak Accident, accidentally sustained while based in the Northern Operational Area. While "C" Company 1 Parachute Battalion were out on Patrol, he remained behind at the base camp. It appears that a lit candle fell over inside a tent causing the tent to catch fire. While trying to extinguish the blaze, a mortar bomb in the tent exploded, critically wounding him in the stomach. He succumbed to his wounds a short while later.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Littrell
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CREMATORIUM
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