Els, Ferdinand Ben

Identity

Person No.

30228

Service No.

83398040BG

Last Name

Els 25

First Name

Ferdinand Ben

Initials

J W

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1961 (±1 yr) 366

Age at Death

18

Military Service

Rank

Sapper

Regiment

South African Corps of Engineers 100

Unit

South African Marines 13

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

01 January 1979 329

Cause of Death

Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721

Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Katima Mulilo

Grave Reference

Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Gauteng 9,426

Cemetery

SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912

Additional Information

Notes

SA Engineers Roll of Honour (www.sasappers.net)

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 #30228

Els, Ferdinand Ben (J W)