Service Details
Name:
 VAN PAPENDORP
Given Name:
 BURGERT van DYK
Initials:
 B v D
Service No:
 75381095BG
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 3 South African Infantry Battalion
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Unit 2:
 attd. 52nd Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1978-10-28
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Date of Birth:
 1959-12-23
Age:
 18
Cause of Death:
 Died in Freak Accident, at Ogongo base, trying to rescue civilian workers who succumbed to methane gas in an underground tunnel.
Decorations:
 Honoris Crux (Posthumous)
Citations:
 "At Ogongo Agricultural College in Ovamboland, a labourer went down into a sewage pit to clean it. His supervisor, Mr. Brown heard him fall into the water and climbed down to help him. Three Medical Service National Servicemen were in the area and tried to save them. None of them returned as all were overcome by fumes. The three, Ptes FJ Smith, JC Jooste and B van D van Papendorp were awarded Honoris Crux medals"
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. L. C. van Papendorp
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 BREDASDORP NEW CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 B1

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