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