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Photo of De Vos
Identity
Person No.
30029
Old ROH no.
332
Service No.
75223610PE
Last Name
De Vos 15
First Name
Willem Adriaan (willie)
Initials
W A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1960 (±1 yr) 394
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Regiment
South West African Territory Force 630
Unit
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 365
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,290
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
21 June 1979 112
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,231
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy near Beacon 32
Location
Country
South Africa 23,007
Locality
Gauteng 9,440
Cemetery
KEMPTON PARK (ZUURFONTEIN) CEMETERY 8
Grave Reference
2536 1
Coordinates
-26.06537, 28.12725
Memorial
1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)
Names on 1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
Memorial
SADF Wall of Remembrance
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Voortrekker Monument, Eeufees Road, Groenkloof, Pretoria, 0181, South Africa
Coordinates
-25.77639, 28.17583 · OpenStreetMap
Panel
1978-1979 SAA Hitchens-Saal
On the panel
1979 Army. Left column. 29th name from the top (De Vos W.A.)
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. De Vos. ref "Die Buffel Struikel" by LJ Bothma.

Research notes

SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1979 Army. Left column. 29th name from the top (De Vos W.A.).

Citations
Unknown
External References
Stories 1
on 06 July 2010
Willie De Vos fell in an ambush near beacon 32 on 21 June 1979. (From the book-"Buffalo Battalion by L.J. Bothma") Chris
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