In Memory Of

ANDERSON, DANIE

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1956-12-15
Service No:
 72477714BA
Rank:
 Trooper
Unit:
 1 Special Service Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
Date of Death:
 1975-12-17
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, while on Op Savannah. He was in the turret of an Eland armoured car, about 100km south of Luanda, when the brakes failed on a downhill, causing the vehicle to run away and overturn. He was thrown from the vehicle and died of a broken neck
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Special Memorial
Cemetery:
 PAARL (PARYS) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Western Cape
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Dr. and Mrs. F. Anderson, of Pretoria.