Identity
Person No.
29666
Service No.
W0829569
Last Name
First Name
Karen Anne
Initials
K A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Training Accident, during army exercise on Salisbury Plain. Having failed to reach the top of a slope, the Land Rover she was driving rolled back, bounced on to its side and burst into flames
Military Service
Rank
Officer Cadet
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Of Mutare, Rhodesia. Karen was a 19-year-old student at the time and member of the Oxford University Officer Training Corps. Her passenger, a fellow student, was also killed. There is a memorial tree at Brandeston in her memory.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "University Officer Training Corps" moved to Corps -- modern (1994) SADF-era training/branch designation, distinct from the WWI-era Inns of Court OTC (left as Regiment).
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