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Identity
Person No.
31169
Service No.
71367569PE
Last Name
Kruger 95
First Name
Immo Klaus
Initials
I K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1956 (±1 yr) 375
Age at Death
25
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
South West African Territory Force 616
Unit
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 375
Secondary Unit
1st Bn.
Death Record
Date of Death
29 May 1981 97
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident 255
Died in Freak Accident, after suffering multiple shrapnel wounds in an accidental hand grenade explosion in the 32 Battalion training area. He flung himself onto the hand grenade to protect those around him
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 Mr. and Mrs. E. S. K. Kruger, of Karibib . ref. "Die Buffel Struikel" by L. J. Bothma

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 #31169