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Identity
Person No.
41915
Service No.
92653286PY
Last Name
Lentswane 1
First Name
Samuel Sekgotsi
Initials
S S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968 (±1 yr) 294
Age at Death
26
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
115 South African Infantry Battalion 23
Secondary Unit
H.Q.
Death Record
Date of Death
28 September 1994 91
Cause of Death
Stabbed 93
Stabbed, by the local population after he had shot and killed another SADF Member with his private firearm, at Zithobeni. They were both AWOL at the time
Grave Reference
Reportedly buried in Potgietersrus 4
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mrs. M. Lentswane, of Marble Hall.

Citation

MBE LG Sup 7 February 1919 pg. 1943 - "For valuable services rendered in connection with military operations in East Africa"; MID LG Sup 25 September 1917 pg. 9942

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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