Identity
Person No.
32357
Service No.
76450212PE
Last Name
First Name
Desmond
Initials
D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
21
Military Service
Rank
Lieutenant
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
13 Field Squadron
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Oshakati after Operation Protea, crashed whilst bringing in casualties at night, in Aerospatiale SA330L Puma C #174. It is said that Lamprecht was disorientated and guided the pilot incorrectly, thus the tail rotor caught in a barb-wire fence. Sgt Lamprecht (Flight Engineer), the co-pilot, Lt D O'Connor, several medics and a doctor as well as the casualty, tragically died. Only the pilot survived
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. P. O'Connor, of Kuruman
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project