Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:91201111BG
Rank:Second Lieutenant
Last Name:VAN ZYL
First Name:GIDEON
Initials:G
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1993-12-09
Age at Death:19
Cause of Death:Died of wounds, in Katlehong on the East Rand (now part of Gauteng) during military intervention in a skirmish between IFP and ANC armed forces. His patrol drew AK47 and 9 mm fire from surrounding houses and he was wounded in the chest. He died later in Alberton Hospital

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