Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER POST
Given Name:
 MARTIN WILLIAM
Initials:
 M W
Service No:
 74265059
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 2 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1982-07-10
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Date of Birth:
 1958-09-23
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Died in a non military related shooting incident. Shot by a Railway Policeman while trespassing on Railway property.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. M. L. van der Post, of Uis, South West Africa
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 NEWCASTLE CEMETERY
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