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Identity
Person No.
33816
Service No.
84488105BG
Last Name
Webb 27
First Name
Ian Michael
Initials
I M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968 (±1 yr) 294
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
6 South African Infantry Battalion 86
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
20 June 1988 181
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, on the Grootfontein-Tsumeb road
Grave Reference
Military type stone near a white wall 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
CREMATED 33
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Webb, of Durban. Attended Glenwood High School in Durban.

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 #33816