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Identity
Person No.
29518
Service No.
70306568N
Last Name
Bosman 7
First Name
Christo
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1954 (±1 yr) 315
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Sub Lieutenant
Regiment
SAS Walvisbaai 1
Unit
Witbank Commando 2
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
09 October 1978 170
Cause of Death
Drowned 1,068
Drowned, lost at sea, about 7 miles west of Walvis Bay. While busy with minesweeping exercises, his foot became entangled in a cable holding a marker buoy and he was dragged overboard
Grave Reference
Body not recovered 79
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Husband of Mrs. L. Bosman, of Wynberg, Cape Province.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #29518