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Identity
Person No.
30818
Service No.
73442816BT
Last Name
Jans 1
First Name
Johannes Wilhelmus Landerd
Initials
J W L
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1957 (±1 yr) 418
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Johannesburg Regiment 2
Unit
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 375
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
10 June 1979 124
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, in contact with the enemy. Attacking base Southern Angola, killed by small arms fire during the subsequent firefight which followed the initial sustained mortar assault
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

Husband of Mrs. C. Jans

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #30818