Identity
Person No.
13363
Service No.
596587V
Last Name
First Name
Douglas Benjamin
Initials
D B
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in explosion, at the Barracks of the Youth Training Brigade at Roberts Heights. 3 members were using a bayonet and a screwdriver in an attempt to dismantle a 2 inch mortar shell that they found in rubble from the explosion of the Grand Magazine, which was being used for earth works at Roberts Heights
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Frederick B. and Susan Lesar, of Brentwood, Benoni.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project