Service Details
Name:
 MCEWAN
Given Name:
 JOHN EDWARD
Initials:
 J E
Service No:
 77264414BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 5 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1980-04-11
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Date of Birth:
 1961-05-02
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, from accidental discharge, trying to clear jam on friends R1 rifle, at Ruacana Air Base
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. S. S. G. McEwan
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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