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Identity
Person No.
29816
Service No.
71322556BT
Last Name
Coleby 1
First Name
Donald Norman
Initials
D N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1956 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
Regiment Groot Karoo 5
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
12 June 1983 115
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy. While on patrol near Vinticette, he was hit by machine gun fire during an ambush
Grave Reference
Ashes at the foot of his fathers grave 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,574
Cemetery
PIETERMARITZBURG (MOUNTAIN RISE) CEMETERY 128
Coordinates
-29.57947, 30.39986
Additional Information
Notes

Husband of Mrs. E. D. Coleby, of Sydney-on-Vaal

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 #29816