Identity
Person No.
32555
Old ROH no.
2095
Service No.
76519990BT
Last Name
First Name
Ronald
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
"D" Sqdn.
Defence Force
SADF 3,281
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,688
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, resulting from an accidental mortar bomb explosion during a weapons demonstration in Northern Owamboland
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Notes
No additional information known at this time
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 1
Apparantly my brother died on 17th Dec 1981 on the border of SWA while demonstrating how to use a morter bomb. The army claimed he pulled the line himself. Does anybody have more info about what actually happened on that day as I find it hard to believe that he did not make the actual weapon safe before the demonstration.
Dedications
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