Identity
Person No.
30001
Old ROH no.
317
Service No.
85241289BG
Last Name
First Name
Jacques
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
Died in an enemy air attack during Op Hooper. Bomb fell near trench where he was sheltering
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Signalman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Cuito Cuanavale, Cuando Cubango province, Angola
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Operation Hooper
Operation
Operation
Dates
1987-12-01 to 1988-02-29
About
Follow-on operation after Moduler: SADF/UNITA forces pursued the retreating FAPLA brigades toward Cuito Cuanavale, engaging in heavy fighting east of the town (including the ZSU-23 and mine losses recorded against several ROH names here) as FAPLA dug in behind the Cuito River with strong Cuban-reinforced air defence and armour support.
Notes
Son of Mr. A. De Lange
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "5 Signal Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 66-76 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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