In Memory Of

COPPARD, GLEN COLIN

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1959-04-16
Service No:
 75510578BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 4 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1979-08-18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, landmine. While assisting with a wounded soldier, the combined weight of the wounded man, Glen and the attending Doctor set off a mine, killing Glen instantly as well as the wounded soldier. The Doctor died some time later
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Panel 06 - Cremated - Ashes at Braamfontein Cemetery
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. C. G. Coppard