Service Details
Name:
 BELL
Given Name:
 ETIENNE LOUIS
Initials:
 E L
Service No:
 74426362BG
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Unit:
 Sector 70
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Unit 2:
 H.Q.
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Date of Death:
 1979-07-06
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Date of Birth:
 1958-07-01
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during Operation Safraan. Delta Company received instruction to attack an enemy target in Zambia. The target was attacked and some of the enemy force managed to get away and formed splinter groups. During the night our company retreated in a typical "U" formation on our own tracks, with the purpose of forming a “TB” (Temporary Base) for the night. At that time one of the enemy splinter groups was conducting its own reconnaissance, and had surprised our forces. The enemy fired at us and one bullet hit Etienne in the head. The wound to Etienne's head was fatal
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. L. F. S. Bell, of Durban.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CREMATORIUM
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Grave Reference:
 Crem. Niche Z6 2-6

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