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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)
418
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps
1,067
Unit
1 South African Infantry Battalion
144
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
09 December 1977
264
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
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
1,598
Location
Country
South Africa
17,413
Locality
Gauteng
9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
1,912
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. R. K. Bishop, of Bloubergstrand.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #29450