Service Details
Name:
 BESTER
Given Name:
 BAREND GABRIEL
Initials:
 B G
Service No:
 77568707BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 1 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1979-08-22
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Date of Birth:
 1961-01-26
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, at 3 Military Hospital, from accidental grenade explosion at Gen De Wet Training Centre
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. D. S. Bester, of Ladysmith.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Kwazulu Natal
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Cemetery:
 GELUKSBURG CEMETERY
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