Identity
Person No.
29767
Old ROH no.
220
Service No.
78306057PE
Last Name
First Name
Donald Graeme
Initials
D G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, when SAAF firemen were called to assist the Pretoria fire brigade in extinguishing a fire that had started at the SASOL Bulk Storage Depot in Pretoria West. When the tank exploded, 3 servicemen were burned to death
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
202 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. Geraldine E. Clench. Attended Glenwood High School, Durban
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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), pages 57-65 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 2
Donald Graham Clench [ born 27/9/1962 ] attended Glenwood High School , Durban from 1976-80.He was a fireman in the SAAF , based in Pretoria . In the early morning of 21/5/1985 the SAAF firemen were called to assist the Pretoria fire brigade in extinguishing a fire that had started in a nearby petrol depot . When the tank exploded , 3 national servicemen , including Donald Clench , were burned to death .
All three firefighters served in the SWA/Border war, Amn Knoetze, L Cpl Clench, Sgt WJ Hawkins. Ren?
Dedications 1
Remembered as a tough as nails young rugby player at Glenwood. Big heart and a crooked smile. Rest in peace old friend sean powell