In Memory Of
BECKER, GERALD KARL
Service Details
Age:
32
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Rank:
Sub-Lieutenant
Regiment:
Durban Naval Cadets
Date of Death:
1957-06-15
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, critically wounded during live-firing practice at the shooting range when he was struck in the head by a bullet ricochet. He was rushed to hospital in King William's Town but unfortunately Died of wounds in the ambulance while still en-route to the Hospital.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
He is the only known Naval Cadet Officer to die in the course of his duties.