In Memory Of

GAINSFORD, GAVIN

Service Details
Age:
18
Date of Birth:
1968-09-11
Service No:
84585785BG
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
5 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1987-03-16
Cause of Death:
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, Samil 50 was returning troops from Durban Airport to Ladysmith when the vehicle skidded and rolled, 10 kms east of Colenso, Kwazulu Natal
Commemoration
Cemetery:
KLEIN BRAKRIVIER CEMETERY
Localitly:
Western Cape
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Nelson Eddy Gainsford, of Mossel Bay. Commemorated on Mossel Bay War Memorial, Western Cape.