Identity
Person No.
30364
Service No.
76389238BG
Last Name
First Name
Jacobus Hendrik
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Operation Sceptic, in contact with the enemy at Smokeshell. Section Number One Ratel: Callsign 21A Ratel 21A was engaged from the front at virtually point-blank range by a 23mm ZU-23-2 Anti-Aircraft gun. Fourie was standing up in one of the right hand side fighting compartment hatches throwing hand grenades into enemy positions when he was hit in the midsection by a 23mm bullet that killed him instantly. His body was pulled back into the vehicle by his comrades
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. F. E. Fourie, of Knopfontein, District Alha
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project