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Identity
Person No.
31168
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
Kruger 143
First Name
Hennie J
Initials
H J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1965 (±1 yr) 279
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
14 September 1984 107
Cause code
ACC 1,584
Accident
Cause of Death
Died of accidental injuries 71
Cause of death not established
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Unknown
Regiment
10 Anti Aircraft Regiment 15
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
1st Bn.
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Gauteng 9,374
Cemetery
PRETORIA (EAST) CEMETERY 30
Grave Reference
Grave 566 1
Operation
Operation
Askari
Dates
1983-12-09 to 1984-01-19
About
Major SADF operation into southern Angola against SWAPO and, for the first time on this scale, directly-engaged FAPLA forces around Cuvelai and Cahama; unexpectedly heavy FAPLA/Cuban resistance and losses on both sides contributed to the diplomatic track that produced the February 1984 Lusaka Accord.
Unit History
Role at time of death
Air Defence Artillery
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Listed under the regular subsection of the SA Army Air Defence Artillery Formation. Exact formation date not given in the source.
Notes

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Research notes

SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 81122756BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "KRUGER, GILDEROY" (GNR, Sterf 15 01 84), matching PersonNumber 31167 (Kruger, DateDeath 1984-01-15) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "81122756BG". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
4 Sep 2026: Regiment leftover "South African Army" cleared -- that's the service branch (Army, as distinct from Navy/Air Force), not a specific regiment; the actual unit ("10 Anti Aircraft Regiment") is already captured in Unit. Per John's decision, the 52 records with no better Unit info were left as-is.
7 Sep 2026: CauseDeath was a forward-fill copy from PN 31167 (Kruger, Gilderoy (G)), an unrelated record -- cleared as contamination (CauseDeath-contamination scan, data/causedeath-contamination-scan-2026-09-07.md), not a real cause.

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