In Memory Of

VAN ROOYEN, LIONEL

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1961-12-26
Service No:
 77223030BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 1 South African Infantry Battalion
Unit 2:
 attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1981-07-10
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, accidental injuries, multiple shrapnel wounds sustained when a 120mm mortar round exploded prematurely during a live fire training exercise between Tsintsabis and Omuthiya, prior to the launch of Ops Protea
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 LTD 343
Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. T. A. van Rooyen, of Durban.