In Memory Of

ROUX, ALFRED ROBERT

Service Details
Age:
 18
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 81126054BG
Rank:
 Seaman
Unit:
 South African Marines
Regiment:
 South African Navy
Date of Death:
 1983-09-01
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, after being accidentally shot in the stomach with an R4 Assault Rifle by a Leading Marine while on patrol in the Caprivi Strip. He was casevaced to Katima Mulilo by air but unfortunately succumbed to his wounds while still aboard the Casevac Helicopter and was certified dead on arrival.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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