Identity
Person No.
29614
Old ROH no.
166
Service No.
72541816BG
Last Name
First Name
Anton Leon
Initials
A L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,595
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of liver failure, at 1 Military Hospital. He was injured in a landmine explosion on 1 Dec 1975
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
452 Parachute Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,874
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Role at time of death
Airborne light infantry (paratroops)
Status
Regular Force
Part of
Raised 1 April 1961 at Tempe. First battalion of 44 Parachute Brigade from 1978.
Awards
South Africa · awarded 1976-04-13
Pro Patria Medal (original 1974 warrant, Government Gazette No. 4490, 8 Nov 1974, as amended by GG No. 4932, 19 Dec 1975) -- confirmed as one of the first 48 posthumous Pro Patria recipients on the official 1976 Roll of Honour, reproduced in P.F. Roos, "Pro Patria Medal: Types, Variants, Ribbon Accoutrements and Selected Recipients of Interest" (Section II, Part One). Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
Notes
Son of Mr. W. Broodryk
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 29-32 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 3
'I saw too much suffering' Oct 29 2008 03:34:32:270PM - (SA) Breggie Hoffman (Piorek), Johannesburg I was an assistant nurse at the Windhoek State Hospital in 1976 when a soldier was brought in with burns from a landmine that exploded when they drove over it in the road. The soldier was young - 18 or 19 years old - his name was Anton Broodryk from Koppies, Free State. After two weeks he was transferred to Voortrekkerhoogte Hospital in Pretoria, but he sadly passed away a couple of days later. Till this day I can't forget that soldier's face or his name. (extracted from: Die Beeld ) Peter
Anton Leon Broodryk was born on 8 March 1956 and passed away on 13 April 1976 he grave is in Heilbron Free State, a few meters away from his Paternal Grandparents' graves. His Father Willie and his Mother Marjorie farmed in Koppies/Heilbron area.
Was terug geruk toe ek die deel lees in Beeld van die verpleegster. Was saam in Infanterieskool en Parabats. Altyd saam gery op pas vanaf Oudtshoorn na Jhb en hom op die pad afgelaai in die Vrystaat. Onthou jou nog ou maat.
Dedications 1
Paratrooper's Prayer Heavenly Father, King of the world I know that all things are in your hands, whatever happens to me. As a paratrooper I am prepared to suffer hardship. I am ready to endure danger and unrest, pain and hurt. I am willing to be hungry end thirsty. I am prepared to face the enemy fearlessly. Lord I am weak. I cannot depend on my own strength. I do not want to trust in my own abilities. Lord my God; Let me trust in you alone. Give me courage and strength, and, above all, faith to do my work