Service Details
Name:
 PARK
Given Name:
 JAMES KING
Initials:
 J K
Service No:
 80021017PP
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 5 Reconnaissance Regiment
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Unit:
 6 Reconnaissance Commando
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Date of Death:
 1981-01-30
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Date of Birth:
 1960-01-03
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during a Special Forces Raid on the African National Congress Headquarters in Maputo, Mozambique during Operation Beanbag
Additional
Information:
Son of John and Celia Park. Brother of Janet and Heather.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 1103

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