In Memory Of

VAVARIRAI, ELIAS VIVA

Service Details
Age:
 46
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Rank:
 Warrant Officer Class II
Regiment:
 5 Special Forces Regiment
Date of Death:
 2002-08-22
Cause of Death:
 Died of injuries, received in Fire Incident, smoke inhalation and burns sustained on 13 August 2002 during a veld fire at the Police Special Task Force Verdrag anti-terrorist training area. Operators from 5 Special Forces Regiment and members from the Special Task Force were conducting a joint final training exercise to deploy operationally for the World Summit on Sustainable Development.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Of Namakgale near Ba-Phalaborwa