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Identity
Person No.
32849
Service No.
84246024BG
Last Name
Scott 68
First Name
Gregory
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968 (±1 yr) 294
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
South African Armoured Corps 160
Unit
2 Special Service Battalion 59
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
27 June 1988 100
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50km North of SWA border, Angola). His Eland armoured car was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all 3 crew members. A Buffel was also hit, killing 8 soldiers from 8 SAI
Grave Reference
Cremation Niche, Hillcrest Anglican Church GoR, Kwazulu Natal 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mrs. V. Scott, of Hillcrest, Kwazulu Natal

Citation

LG Sup 13 December 1945

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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