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Identity
Person No.
29666
Service No.
W0829569
Last Name
Buttenshaw 1
First Name
Karen Anne
Initials
K A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1975 (±1 yr) 198
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Officer Cadet
Regiment
University Officer Training Corps 1
Unit
Engineer School 12
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
29 October 1994 141
Cause of Death
Died in Training Accident 3
Died in Training Accident, during army exercise on Salisbury Plain. Having failed to reach the top of a slope, the Land Rover she was driving rolled back, bounced on to its side and burst into flames
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1
Location
Country
United Kingdom 2,450
Locality
Wiltshire 17
Cemetery
DEVIZES AREA CEMETERY ? 1
Additional Information
Notes

Of Mutare, Rhodesia. Karen was a 19-year-old student at the time and member of the Oxford University Officer Training Corps. Her passenger, a fellow student, was also killed. There is a memorial tree at Brandeston in her memory.

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 #29666