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Identity
Person No.
29450
Service No.
73344103BG
Last Name
Bishop 4
First Name
Edwin Chaplan
Initials
E C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 420
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,070
Unit
1 South African Infantry Battalion 145
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
09 December 1977 265
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,876
Killed in action, during an ambush between Eenhana and Onganga, near St Mary's Mission. 1 SAI set the ambush which resulted in the death of 9 insurgents and 2 SADF members
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,597
Location
Country
South Africa 18,398
Locality
Gauteng 9,441
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,911
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. R. K. Bishop, of Bloubergstrand.

Citation

Unknown

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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