Howitson, John Alexander Anderson

Identity

Person No.

30757

Service No.

65580714PE

Last Name

Howitson 2

First Name

John Alexander Anderson

Initials

J A A

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1949 (±1 yr) 199

Age at Death

30

Military Service

Rank

Captain

Regiment

Service School (asc) 1

Unit

4 South African Infantry Battalion 139

Secondary Unit

attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group

Death Record

Date of Death

08 November 1979 116

Cause of Death

Died in Shooting Incident 285

Died in Shooting Incident, at Phallaborwa, accident at Impala Base, hit by a ricochet bullet during training

Grave Reference

4 (57) - Military Stone 1

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Northern Cape 805

Cemetery

KIMBERLEY (WEST END) CEMETERY 424

Coordinates

-28.73608, 24.73764

Additional Information

Notes

Husband of Mrs. A. Howitson, of Pretoria

Citation

LG Sup 7 June 1951 pg. 3097 - "King's birthday"

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #30757

Howitson, John Alexander Anderson (J A A)