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Identity
Person No.
33740
Service No.
83492959BG
Last Name
Viljoen 55
First Name
Marius
Initials
M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968 (±1 yr) 294
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
South African Armoured Corps 160
Unit
2 Special Service Battalion 59
Secondary Unit
54th Bn. "B" Coy. 2nd Platoon
Death Record
Date of Death
09 February 1987 86
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721
Died in Military Vehicle Accident at the Rooisloot Training camp at Zeerust. His Eland armoured car rolled during training exercises and he sufferred internal injuries when he was thrown out of the hatch
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
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. M. M. van den Heever, of Pretoria.

Citation

He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33740