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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 3,283
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
21 June 1979 112
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,230
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy near Beacon 32
Grave Reference
2536 1
Location
Country
South Africa 23,001
Locality
Gauteng 9,446
Cemetery
KEMPTON PARK (ZUURFONTEIN) CEMETERY 8
Coordinates
-26.06537, 28.12725
Notes

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

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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