Identity
Person No.
30152
Old ROH no.
386
Service No.
79323440BG
Last Name
First Name
Jacque Samuael
Initials
J S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during an attack on the "Kanjimi Marenga" school where he was serving as a teacher. The school was situated near the police base at Nkurenkuru, West of Rundu. The teacher's quarters where Jacques and four other National Servicemen were housed, together with the Principal's house next door were specifically targeted by the insurgents. The military base, situated 1 km from the school and the school at Tondoro were also attacked during this raid. Jacques was killed instantly when a Soviet F1 hand grenade was lobbed through a window and landed on top of him where it exploded
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Part of
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
Son of Mr. J. P. J. du Preez
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Intelligence Corps" (a branch, not a specific regiment) moved to Corps, per John's decision on the broader Regiment/Corps field-swap review.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
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), page 49 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 19357.
Stories 3
I knew Jacques du Preez as a gentle, thoughtful person when we were in school together. Apparently he was teaching local children in South West Africa and one night his bungalow was hit by a mortar. Unknown
Jacques Samuae Dupreez died during an attack on the school he was teaching at west of Rundu in the then South West Africa. He was 19 year old when he died on the 4th May 1982. He was Rifleman in 1 Intellegence Corps. The flash is an emflamed sword and he wore a black beret with a Bat-eared fox head (Jakkalskop). The same night the police base at Nkurenkuru, the military base 1km from the school and the school at Tondoro was attacked. Only the teachers quarters were affected at the school, specifically the house where Jacques and 4 other National Servicemen were housed as teachers and the Principal's house next door. Jacques died when a hand grenade landed on him some time after midnight of the 4 May 1982.
Jacques Du Preez' name appears on the memorial plinth at 1 Tactical Intelligence Regiment HQ in Pothefstroom (previously erected in Kimberley).
Dedications 1
Jacques was a classmate of mine in high school. A more gentle soul you could not meet. Truly a waste of a good mans life, while serving others. Rest In Peace friend.