In Memory Of

KRUGER, GILDEROY

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 1965-04-10
Service No:
 81122756BG
Rank:
 Gunner
Unit:
 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment
Regiment:
 South African Artillery
Date of Death:
 1984-01-15
Cause of Death:
 Died of accidental injuries, at Oshivello. While cleaning 20mm anti aircraft cannons after Op Askari, a round was found to be stuck in the breech of a cannon. During efforts to remove it, it exploded, fatally wounding him in the stomach.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Mil. Sec. Grave 566.
Cemetery:
 JOHANNESBURG (WEST PARK) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. O. K. Kruger, of Johannesburg.