Service Details
Name:
 MATLALA
Initials:
 J M
Service No:
 87313441
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 21 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1998-12-07
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Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Committed suicide, found dead with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Apparently he had shot and killed his wife during an argument before turning the gun on himself
Additional
Information:
ref. SANDF 1998 Roll of Honour
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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