Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:71504898
Rank:Warrant Officer Class II
Last Name:LABUSCHAGNE
First Name:BAREND JOHANNES
Initials:B J
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1988-02-19
Age at Death:32
Cause of Death:Committed suicide, shot himself, with an R4 rifle, at Lomba. He was stationed at the Base Admin Area at Lomba, Angola, where he contracted malaria. Although he received treatment at Rundu, he returned to the Operational Area too soon. The base was subjected to an aerial attack and the stress, as well as depression, caused him to shoot himself. His death was officially regarded as a war casualty

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