Identity
Person No.
31349
Service No.
82559279BG
Last Name
First Name
Mark John
Initials
M J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received in Freak Accident, accidentally sustained while based in the Northern Operational Area. While "C" Company 1 Parachute Battalion were out on Patrol, he remained behind at the base camp. It appears that a lit candle fell over inside a tent causing the tent to catch fire. While trying to extinguish the blaze, a mortar bomb in the tent exploded, critically wounding him in the stomach. He succumbed to his wounds a short while later
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Littrell
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project