Identity
Person No.
31041
Service No.
71412837PE
Last Name
First Name
Gerrit
Initials
G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Secondary Unit
111 Harbor Protection Unit
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, whilst on patrol in Henombe area of Southern Angola. At Henombe, approximately 200 cattle were found and driven towards the SWA border, the idea being to take these cattle to the cattle farm at Omauni. A small PLAN force led by Denga Ndaitwah (recently retired Chief of the Namibian Defence Force) spotted the 32 Battalion patrol and hastily laid an ambush south of Henombe. In the short firefight, Lieutenant Keulder was mortally wounded and the PLAN force immediately withdrew. His body was carried out of the contact area before being airlifted out back to SWA. The 32 Battalion Patrol abandoned the cattle and returned to South West Africa on foot
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mrs. A. J. Keulder, of Zeerust
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project