Service Details
Name:
 BOTES
Given Name:
 MARTIN JOHANNES
Initials:
 M J
Service No:
 85519940BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 2 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1986-07-29
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Date of Birth:
 1967-03-24
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, received in a shooting incident. He was standing guard at the Selelekela High School on Orlando, Soweto. A rifle was dropped and a shot went off, hitting him in the head. He was first taken to Baragwanath Hospital but then airlifted to 1 Mil Hospital where he died.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. H. S. Botes, of Vanderbijlpark.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 VANDERBIJLPARK CEMETERY
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