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Identity
Person No.
33857
Old ROH no.
1658
Service No.
74411802BA
Last Name
Whitter 3
First Name
Dale Robert
Initials
D R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 423
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,076
Unit
2 South African Infantry Battalion 73
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,263
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
21 August 1976 109
Cause code
SHOT 533
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident 288
Died in Shooting Incident, at Farm Woodholme No. 202
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,596
Location
Country
South Africa 22,991
Locality
Gauteng 9,446
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,910
Notes

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Dedications 1
by Smith on 18 June 2003
Dale was in 2 SAI Bn in 1976. We trained at Walvis Bay and then were sent to the border in July 1976. He was killed in Owamboland. He was a quiet, dedicated, and religious man. A good, solid soul, and a good friend. I still remember him well, even after all these years. Peter L.