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Identity
Person No.
30019
Old ROH no.
329
Service No.
68000967PE
Last Name
First Name
Johan
Initials
J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
49
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, at Pretoria, car bomb attack on SAAF HQ, 17 killed 197 injured
Military Service
Branch
Air Force
Rank
Commandant
Regiment
Unknown
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Awards
South Africa
Pro Patria Medal warrant, Government Gazette No. 5171 (25 Jun 1976), Rule 5, as amended by GG No. 5575 (3 Jun 1977); discontinued by GG No. 25213 (25 Jul 2003, Schedule corrected by GG No. 26778, 17 Sep 2004) for service on/after 27 Apr 2003. Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
Notes
Husband of Mrs. J. C. de Villiers
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Mike Sandham List 1
List 1 (Mike Sandham hard-to-research list): listed as 'De Villiers' (year 1983). list wall/ref Su010117. matched ROH by force number 68000967PE. list notes: 1983: No record on South Africa War Graves Project. De Villiers J. Kmdt (20 May 1983 68000967PE Commandant Johan de Villiers SAMHS?).
- 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 54-56 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Related Deaths
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These people are not on the Roll of Honour. They are recorded here because of a family, service, or civilian connection.
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Meyer, Adriana Johanna Christiana
— Same incident
Civilian · 20 May 1983Killed in the Church Street car bomb outside SAAF headquarters, Pretoria.
Stories 1
I was in the same unit as Cmdt Johan de Villiers, Chief of Staff Logistics. He was killed in the bomb explosion in central Pretoria. The bomb was timed to go off just after work when military personnel had left their offices and were on the street waiting for lifts to take them home. He was a very pleasant permanent force career officer who had a wife and family. He was an enthusiastic cyclist and was very fit. A number of other people were killed or injured in the same bomb blast.
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