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Identity
Person No.
39258
Service No.
726110
Last Name
Du Preez 57
First Name
Theunis Johannes
Initials
T J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1953 (±1 yr) 313
Age at Death
24
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Rhodesian Light Infantry 145
Unit
1st Battalion 462
Secondary Unit
1 Commando
Death Record
Date of Death
14 September 1977 99
Cause of Death
Died on active service 6,512
Died on active service
Grave Reference
Non CWGC grave in CWGC care - date of death is buried date 42
Location
Country
Zimbabwe 2,787
Locality
Harare (Salisbury) 1,462
Cemetery
UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,253
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood). Amendments from "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.

Citation

Awarded for 15 November 1976 in the battle of "Hill 31" in the Honde Valley against a gang of 40 terrorists of which 32 were accounted for

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #39258

Source: https://www.rohsa.co.za/person.php?PersonNumber=39258&pdf=1

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