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Identity
Person No.
30536
Service No.
77372753BG
Last Name
Griffen 1
First Name
Walter James
Initials
W J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962 (±1 yr) 332
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
South African Corps of Signals 275
Unit
2 Signals Regiment 17
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
17 February 1981 80
Cause of Death
Died in motor vehicle accident 1,721
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, in Sector 30 Otjovasandu. Buffel rolled and he was trapped underneath
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

Son of Warrant Officer Class I and Mrs. D. Griffen

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 #30536