Identity
Person No.
32597
Service No.
74474008BT
Last Name
First Name
Willem Johannes Steenkamp
Initials
W J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Sapper
Regiment
Secondary Unit
13 Field Squadron
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at the Chandelier near Elundu when a booby-trapped landmine coupled together with other improvised explosive devices, exploded while they were in the process of defusing it
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mrs. W. Prinsloo, of Odendaalsrus.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project