Identity
Person No.
30676
Old ROH no.
575
Service No.
82498114BG
Last Name
First Name
Hermanus Christoffel
Initials
H C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
NAT 760
Natural causes
Cause of Death
Died of heart attack, during a physical training session, at Walvis Bay
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Home Unit
Attached To
Role at time of death
Armour (Armoured Car)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
Re-established 1 October 1973 out of C Squadron 1 SSB, itself formed as C Squadron of 2 Armoured Car Regiment in February 1962 and renamed 22 December 1966. Regimental HQ and C Squadron at Zeerust; D Squadron detached to 2 SAI at Walvis Bay. Squadrons served in Namibia and Angola from 1974: B, C and D Squadrons on Operation Savannah, 8 October 1975 to 31 January 1976, and later Operations Protea, Daisy, Hooper and Modular. On 25 January 1988 it became the first unit in South Africa granted the Right of Free Admission to a coloured community, Henryville. Most of the men on this roll who point at 2 SSB belong to this period. Also took part in Operation Adding on 10 February 1988, the intervention restoring the Bophuthatswana government after the coup attempt against President Mangope. Equipped with the Ratel IFV and, from May 1990, the Rooikat; received national colours 30 June 1990.
Notes
Son of Mr. D. F. Helm, of Welkom
Citations
Unknown
External References
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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 ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 81-82 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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