Identity
Person No.
29624
Old ROH no.
167
Service No.
61089728N
Last Name
First Name
Mark Andrew
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died of heat exhaustion, heat exhaustion during a training session at the Infantry School in Oudtshoorn. The heat was reported at over 37 Degrees C during the training session. As a direct result of the findings of Board of Enquiry held into his death, training procedures were modified and amended
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
452 Parachute Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mrs. K. M. Brown
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 25 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
RFN M.A.BROWN , OF THE KAFFRARIAN RIFLES DIED ON SERVICE DURING TRAINING AT OUDTSHOORN IN 1965 .THIS WAS DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT OF OVER 37 C,HE DIED OF HEAT EXHAUSTION IN THE EARLY HOURS OF THE MORNING IN DECEMBER OF 1965.TRAINING PROCEDURES WERE LATER MODIFIED DUE TO THE FINDINGS OF THIS DEATH .
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