Service Details
Name:
 BENSON
Given Name:
 ALWYN JOHANNES
Initials:
 A J
Service No:
 05477377PE
Rank:
 Warrant Officer Class II
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 4 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1975-11-23
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Date of Birth:
 1942-12-16
Age:
 32
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in Battle of Ebo. He had been sent to Angola to relieve S.Sgt Steenkamp and take command of a mortar platoon. While engaging the enemy, they were hit by a 122mm redeye and he was killed instantly.
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mrs. A. Benson, of Middelburg, Mpumalanga
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 MIDDELBURG (FONTEIN STREET) CEMETERY
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