Service Details
Name:
 POTGIETER
Given Name:
 MICHIEL CASPARUS EKSTEEN
Initials:
 M C E
Service No:
 72354327N
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
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Unit:
 2nd Armoured Car Regt.
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Unit 2:
 "D" Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1975-08-13
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Date of Birth:
 1956-10-15
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, at Ruacana Airport. He was accidentally shot with a 7.62 MG while his convoy was parked and they were busy clearing and checking weapons.
Additional
Information:
Son of Johannes Marthinus and Wilhelmina Gertruida Potgieter, of Vrede
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Free State
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Cemetery:
 VREDE CEMETERY
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