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Identity
Person No.
32838
Service No.
81173254BG
Last Name
Schronen 1
First Name
Derick John
Initials
D J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1965 (±1 yr) 271
Age at Death
18
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
South African Infantry Corps 1,067
Unit
4 South African Infantry Battalion 139
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Death Record
Date of Death
31 December 1983 195
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in Action during Ops Askari in Southern Angola while attached to 61 Mechanised Battalion Group when a Soviet 82mm High Explosive Mortar Bomb landed and exploded on the Roll-bar of their Buffel Troop Carrier, spraying the inside of the vehicle with lethal shrapnel, killing them instantly
Grave Reference
Cremated. Ashes buried at Maitland Garden of Remembrance 1
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Western Cape 2,134
Cemetery
CAPE TOWN (MAITLAND) CREMATORIUM 7
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Schronen, of Bothasig, Cape Town.

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #32838