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Identity
Person No.
31305
Old ROH no.
804
Service No.
80238660BG
Last Name
Lennox 8
First Name
George Alexander
Initials
G A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1965 (±1 yr) 279
Age at Death
19
Death Record
Date of Death
04 January 1984 121
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,655
Killed in action, Ops Askari, contact with FAPLA T-54 NE of Cuvelai, Angola. 4 SAI Ratel 20 Callsign 13C became immobile after detonating a landmine, then knocked out by a T-54; a high-explosive shell penetrated the right-hand door and the ammunition exploded.
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
4 South African Infantry Battalion 97
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,347
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,874
Locality
Free State 737
Cemetery
BLOEMFONTEIN (MEMORIAM RAILWAY) CEMETERY 13
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1
Coordinates
-29.14616, 26.20831 OSM
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
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Awards
Pro Patria Medal
Pro Patria Medal
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 Desmond Victor Lennox and Catharina Hendrina Johanna Rall (formerly Lennox), of Bloemfontein.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Jan 2017: 4 SAI Ratel 20 Callsign 13C knocked out near Cuvelai during Ops Askari by a Soviet T-54 HE shell through the right-hand door; ammunition exploded and the vehicle burnt out. Graham lists eight occupants. ROH already records the Ratel immobilised by a landmine before the tank hit. | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 04 Jan 2024: repeats the eight 4 SAI Ratel 20 Callsign 13C names, T-54 HE near Cuvelai, Ops Askari.
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
Stories 1
on 24 October 2009 · via source
Killed in Action (Tank took out Ratel) 4 th January 1984
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