Identity
Person No.
33836
Service No.
79435277BG
Last Name
First Name
Edgar Sydney
Initials
E S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died of accidental injuries, at Oshivello, during a weapons familiarisation accident. A supposedly "safe" foreign grenade exploded and killed several men
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mattheus Gerhardus and Hermina Magdalena Wessels, of Kroonstad.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project