Identity
Person No.
33652
Old ROH no.
1531
Service No.
91201111BG
Last Name
First Name
Gideon
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,293
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,688
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, in Katlehong on the East Rand (now part of Gauteng) during military intervention in a skirmish between IFP and ANC armed forces. His patrol drew AK47 and 9 mm fire from surrounding houses and he was wounded in the chest. He died later in Alberton Hospital
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Johan C. van Zyl, of Secunda.
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