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Identity
Person No.
33811
Service No.
78441896
Last Name
Watts 7
First Name
Steven Warwick
Initials
S W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962 (±1 yr) 332
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
1 Parachute Battalion 81
Unit
AFB Potchefstroom 6
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
17 August 1981 136
Cause of Death
Died of injuries 570
Died of injuries, from brain injuries received in a Private Motor Vehicle Accident, in the Universitas Hospital, Bloemfontein
Grave Reference
Cremated at Braamfontein. Ashes were "retained" 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 Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Watts, of Johannesburg.

Citation

"He displayed leadership of a high order. He personally led an attack on the road-block protecting the Pungwe Bridge, and then proceeded to lay explosive charges whilst under fire from the enemy"

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33811