Light, David Gordon

Identity

Person No.

31336

Service No.

82713504PP

Last Name

Light 3

First Name

David Gordon

Initials

D G

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1959 (±1 yr) 429

Age at Death

26

Military Service

Rank

Lieutenant

Regiment

South West African Territory Force 616

Unit

32 (Buffalo) Battalion 375

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

13 February 1985 84

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy (Operation Forte)

Grave Reference

Cremated - Ashes handed to family - Alternative Commemoration 1

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. K. Light, of Essex, England.

Citation

Awarded for a non-combat or non-operational act of bravery on 12 September 1990 while serving with 82 Mechanised Brigade

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #31336

Light, David Gordon (D G)