Identity
Person No.
32354
Service No.
71442438BT
Last Name
First Name
Lodewikus Johannes
Initials
L J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
13 Field Squadron
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, landmine explosion. He was part of a group sent out on a water patrol. It would seem that the group came under attack from own forces (104 Wits Bn) when he stepped on a shrapnel mine that had been laid by them
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Lodewikus Johannes and Maria Elizabeth Oberholzer. Husband of Mrs. Vivian Marie (nee Moore) Oberholzer, of Viljoensdrift.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project