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Identity
Person No.
29584
Service No.
76470889BG
Last Name
Bresler 3
First Name
Gary
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 390
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
South African Corps of Signals 275
Unit
2 Signals Regiment 17
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
11 December 1983 86
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident 255
Died in Freak Accident, killed instantly after being struck by lightning during a training exercise, at Sabie
Grave Reference
Ashes at Maitland (Woltemade) Cemetery 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Western Cape 2,134
Cemetery
CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CREMATORIUM 7
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. R. G. Bresler, of Cape Town

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 #29584

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=29584&pdf=1

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