Jones, Alan Rodger

Identity

Person No.

30891

Service No.

79360806BG

Last Name

Jones 103

First Name

Alan Rodger

Initials

A R

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1964 (±1 yr) 289

Age at Death

18

Military Service

Rank

Lance Corporal

Regiment

South African Infantry Corps 1,067

Unit

1 South African Infantry Battalion 144

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

11 October 1982 133

Cause of Death

Died of accidental injuries 71

Died of accidental injuries, at Oshivello, during a weapons familiarization accident. A supposedly "safe" foreign grenade exploded and killed several men

Grave Reference

Ashes at the MOTH Garden of Remembrance 1

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

KwaZulu-Natal 1,574

Cemetery

PIETERMARITZBURG MOTH GARDEN OF REMEMBRANCE 3

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Jones, of Pietermaritzburg

Citation

LG Sup 4 January 1917 pg. 245

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #30891

Jones, Alan Rodger (A R)