Roll of Honour: Person Info

Personal Details

Service No:74542929
Rank:Rifleman
Last Name:COETZEE
First Name:IGNATIUS PHILIPPUS
Initials:I P
Born:Unknown

Death Details

Date of Death:1976-10-24
Age at Death:18
Cause of Death:Killed in action, landmine, during Ops Ovambo. Nearing the end of a patrol, near Eenhana, the sniffer dog stopped to rest and Coetzee carried on walking and he stepped on a booby trapped anti-vehicle mine (probably something like a Cheese mine or a TM46).

Images

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