Identity
Person No.
31394
Service No.
74382862BG
Last Name
First Name
Cornelius Johannes
Initials
C J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Air Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Died in Friendly Fire Incident, during an ambush. Just after 2am on that day, four members from the 4 SAI were killed by friendly fire at Okalongo, when a soldier watching the rear of the ambush position suddenly turned around and opened fire on his fellow soldiers
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Cornelius Johannes Jakobus "Neels" Lourens and Anetta Lourens (nee Potgieter). ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project