In Memory Of

DE LANGE, JAN HENDRIK

Service Details
Age:
 17
Date of Birth:
 1965-12-28
Service No:
 81031940BG
Rank:
 Trooper
Unit:
 2 Special Service Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
Date of Death:
 1983-06-20
Cause of Death:
 Died in Shooting Incident, at Zeerust. He was accidentally shot by another soldier while standing guard duty. When the soldier placed the magazine on his rifle, a shot went off, hitting de Lange in the chest.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 MIDDELBURG (FONTEIN STREET) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Mpumalanga
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. P. P. de Lange, of Kriel.