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Benecke, Melvin Ashley
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Identity
Person No.
29399
Service No.
83249417BG
Last Name
Benecke
4
First Name
Melvin Ashley
Initials
M A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968
(±1 yr)
294
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
1 Parachute Battalion
81
Unit
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
06 September 1987
97
Cause of Death
Killed in action
9,874
Killed in Action during a contact with insurgents in Sector 20, Kavangoland, North Eastern South West Africa / Namibia
Grave Reference
A2
1
Location
Country
South Africa
17,413
Locality
Eastern Cape
951
Cemetery
ALICEDALE CEMETERY
3
Coordinates
-33.31653, 26.08609
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Desmond Julius Benecke and Georgeanna Ophelia Nell
Citation
Unknown
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project
southafricawargraves.org — record #29399