Son of Mr. J. A. Froneman, of Alberton.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Jan 2026: 76532886BG Rifleman Benjamin Arthur Froneman, 2 SAI Support Company Platoon, Killed in Action in the Cut-line ambush, hit in the chest, age 19. 2 SAI Support Company Platoon ambushed north of the Cut-line, 18 Jan 1980: followed three SWAPO/PLAN tracks into southern Angola; L-shaped ambush by about 100 cadres (AK-47, RPD, RPG-7) in the setting sun. Froneman killed instantly; Maritz critically wounded (shoulder/lung), evacuated by Puma, died a few hours later. Froneman's body recovered at first light.
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".
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 18 Jan 2026: 76532886BG Rifleman Benjamin Arthur Froneman, 2 SAI Support Company Platoon, Killed in Action in the Cut-line ambush, hit in the chest, age 19. 2 SAI Support Company Platoon ambushed north of the Cut-line, 18 Jan 1980: followed three SWAPO/PLAN tracks into southern Angola; L-shaped ambush by about 100 cadres (AK-47, RPD, RPG-7) in the setting sun. Froneman killed instantly; Maritz critically wounded (shoulder/lung), evacuated by Puma, died a few hours later. Froneman's body recovered at first light.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
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SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 36-41 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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