In Memory Of

GRINYER, JOHN

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1949-12-29
Service No:
 65395287N
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 5 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1970-09-13
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident, while being transported in a Gladiator Troop Carrier back to Ladysmith Army Camp. Their vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a Newspaper Delivery Van between Colesburg and Philippolis and the vehicle immediately burst into flames with the men still trapped inside and unable to escape
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. E. C. Grinyer, of Durban.