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Identity
Person No.
32668
Service No.
88073218CK
Last Name
Rex 5
First Name
John
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1968 (±1 yr) 294
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
2 SA Cape Corps 20
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
13 October 1988 186
Cause of Death
Died of injuries 570
Died of injuries, while moving through the Rooiberg Training Area, near Vredendal, Cape Province, on a training patrol, he stepped on an unexploded 40 mm rifle grenade
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 Mrs. Johana Freida Sass, c/o Department of Water Affairs, 6 Bankhoek Street, Grabouw, Cape Province. His father was deceased.

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 #32668

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=32668&pdf=1

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