Service Details
Name:
 BARNARD
Given Name:
 GERT JOHANNES ALWYN
Initials:
 G J A
Service No:
 75473777BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 4 South African Infantry Battalion
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Unit 2:
 Att to 37 Bn.
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Date of Death:
 1980-10-08
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Date of Birth:
 1959-10-22
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Died in Aircraft Accident. He was being medically evacuated due to heat exhaustion but the aircraft carrying him crashed near Ruacana. He died 30 min later.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. H. S. S. Barnard, of Boksburg.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 BOKSBURG CEMETERY
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