In Memory Of

BISHOP, EDWIN CHAPLAN

Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1957-08-13
Service No:
73344103BG
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
1 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1977-12-09
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during an ambush between Eenhana and Onganga, near St Mary's Mission. 1 SAI set the ambush which resulted in the death of 9 insurgents and 2 SADF members
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Bishop, of De Mist Street, Bloubergstrand.