In Memory Of

HORN, MARIUS

Service Details
Age:
 27
Date of Birth:
 1960-12-23
Service No:
 79571923PE
Rank:
 Staff Sergeant
Unit:
 5 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1988-08-04
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, while returning in a convoy from Eshowe. His Samil truck stopped near Eshowe for a water break. Marius was sitting in passenger seat and while troops were climbing off the back, the vehicle started sliding down the embankment and hit the fence. A fence post went through the vehicle door and impaled him to his seat, killing him instantly
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Block 26, Row A, Grave 101
Cemetery:
 LADYSMITH CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. A. Horn