Identity
Person No.
30254
Service No.
83066340BW
Last Name
First Name
Andre Hercoll
Initials
A H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action after suffering shrapnel wounds during a SWAPO/PLAN mortar stand-off attack on Ruacana
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,822
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
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. and Mrs. J. Erasmus
Research notes
Mike Sandham 16 Aug 2026 omissions: War in Angola lists 1 Special Service Battalion / Ruacana rocketed by SWAPO (ROH/SAWGP/Graham keep Cape Regiment).
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Cape Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Aug 2026: Cape Regiment, mortar stand-off Ruacana, shrapnel.
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Mike Sandham
OMISSIONS 16 Aug 2026: SAWGP unknown cause at Ruacana; Bush War Books KIA shrapnel stand-off. War in Angola: 1 SSB, Ruacana rocketed.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
Unit profiles: 1 Special Service Battalion. One soldier killed when Ruacana rocketed by a SWAPO team.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
Roll of Honour member dedications: unit given as 1 Special Service Battalion.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 57-65 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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