Roll of Honour: Person Info
Personal Details
| Service No: | 76244718BG |
| Rank: | Rifleman |
| Last Name: | HARVEY |
| First Name: | GAVIN JOHN |
| Initials: | G J |
| Born: | Unknown |
Death Details
| Date of Death: | 1981-06-02 |
| Age at Death: | 20 |
| Cause of Death: | Died of wounds, severely wounded in the chest and lungs by shrapnel from a Yugoslavian M60P Pencil STRIM rifle grenade during follow-up operations against SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in conjunction with Koevoet Units on 22 May 1981. He was evacuated to the Hospital in Grootfontein where he was stabilised before being evacuated by air to 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria the following day. He unfortunately succumbed to his wounds in 1 Military Hospital on 01 June 1981. |
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