Identity
Person No.
30535
Service No.
72459506KT
Last Name
First Name
Floris Marthinus
Initials
F M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, Buffel Troop Carrier detonated a boosted anti-tank mine near the Okangwati Military Base, while on route to Sodeliet base. One of the mines used was an old British Mk 8 Anti-Tank Mine and the metal plug on top of this mine penetrated the V hull of the Buffel on the welded seam. This ignited the diesel tank and a box of white phosphorus grenades in the vehicle
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Hendrik Jacobus and Martha Dorothea Swanepoel Griessel. Husband of Mrs. Jean Evelyn Vermeulen Griessel, of Reitzpark, Welkom.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project