Identity
Person No.
30288
Old ROH no.
448
Service No.
71381495E
Last Name
First Name
Leonard Arthur
Initials
L A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of Freak Accident, during basic training. During Pole-PT a pole fell on his head. He had to hold it behind his head and do press-ups. It fell on his head and killed him
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Seaman
Regiment
Unknown
Corps
Unit
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
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 Lieut. Commander. B. P. Farmer SAN, of Saldanha Bay
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
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 134-135 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Died during basics. During Pole-PT a pole fell on his head. He had to hold it behind his head and do press-ups. It fell on his head and killed him.
Dedications
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