Identity
Person No.
31131
Service No.
84247501BG
Last Name
First Name
Ewert Phillippus
Initials
E P
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
"G" Coy.
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50km North of SWA border, Angola). His Buffel was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all eight soldiers from 8 SAI. An Eland armoured car was also hit, killing all 3 crew members
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Koorts.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project