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Identity
Person No.
33883
Service No.
71370076BA
Last Name
Williams 178
First Name
Sydney Melvin
Initials
S M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968 (±1 yr) 294
Age at Death
40
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
10 South African Infantry Battalion 18
Secondary Unit
United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur
Death Record
Date of Death
28 August 2008 94
Cause of Death
Suicide 331
Committed suicide, while stationed in Sudan
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

Williams, from 10 SA Infantry Battalion in Mafikeng, was stationed at the Mellit Military Base in Sudan in support of the United Nations and African Union mission there.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #33883