Gavin John Harvey (1960 - 1981)

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Biography

Gavin John Harvey was Killed in action and fatalities during South African Bush War 26 August 1966 - 15 January 1990.

LEST WE FORGET

Gavin John Harvey is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Gavin Jon Harvey ^{[1] [2]}

Event Date: 28 September 1960 ^{[1] [2]}

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Military Info

Force number: 76244718BG^[2]

Rank: Rifleman ^[2]

Surname: Harvey ^[2]

Names: Gavin John ^[2]

Regiment: 1 Parachute Battalion ^[2]

Unit: "B" Coy ^[2]

Cemetery: Johannesburg (West Park) cemetery^[1]

Date of death: 2 June 1981 ^[2]

Death

Event Date: 2 June 1981 ^{[1] [2]}

Age: 20 years ^[2]

Cause of death: Died of wounds, severely wounded in the chest and lungs by shrapnel from a Yugoslavian M60P Pencil STRIM rifle grenade during follow-up operations against SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in conjunction with Koevoet Units on 22 May 1981. He was evacuated to the Hospital in Grootfontein where he was stabilised before being evacuated by air to 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria the following day. He unfortunately succumbed to his wounds in 1 Military Hospital on 01 June 1981. ^[2]

Grave

Event Place: Johannesburg (West Park)^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Grave of Gavin John Harvey Gravestones in South Africa: Seen and entered Jun 3 2022 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12} South African War Graves Project Grave of Gavin John Harvey Seen and entered June 3, 2022 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz