Identity
Person No.
30002
Old ROH no.
318
Service No.
81031940BG
Last Name
First Name
Jan Hendrik
Initials
J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
17
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, at Zeerust. He was accidentally shot by another soldier while standing guard duty. When the soldier placed the magazine on his rifle, a shot went off, hitting de Lange in the chest
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. P. P. de Lange, of Kriel.
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 129-131 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
If anyone knows my brother send me a E-Mail Willem de lange
Dedications 1
Jan Hendrik was born in Verening tranvaal 1965.12.28. He serve his country in 2SDB Zeerust 1983. He die on base camp due to negligence of a collague on 1983.06.20 Willem De Lange