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Identity
Person No.
29382
Old ROH no.
65
Service No.
71537872N
Last Name
Beghin 1
First Name
Kenneth Frampton
Initials
K F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1955 (±1 yr) 397
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
07 August 1973 97
Cause code
MVA 2,625
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,758
Died in Military Vehicle Accident. While undergoing Driver and Maintenance training, he died when a Bedford struck an Eland on a narrow bridge on the Walvis Bay - Windhoek road
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
2 South African Infantry Battalion 50
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,341
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,847
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,589
Cemetery
HILTON (CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION) CEMETERY 1
Grave Reference
Cremated and his ashes are buried at the Church of the Ascension, Hilton, Natal. 1
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Notes

Son of Mr. Claude John Geoffrey and Mrs. Ruth Dawn Pascoe Beghin, of Maidstone, Hilton Road, Natal. Educated at Hilton College, Natal

Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
on 04 February 2010 · via source
Kenneth was a farm lad from Hilton, just out of school. He was trained as an infantryman and sent to the SWA border in 1973. His life was needlessly lost when the ratel he was travelling in overturned, and he was crushed under the vehicle. Awful waste of yet another young life. 18 years old R Carr
Dedications 1
on 04 February 2010 · via source
Kenneth was a fun loving farm boy and had many friends. He was a family friend who would stop at nothing to put wrongs right, and help a friend where possible RIck Carr