Identity
Person No.
32137
Old ROH no.
1021
Service No.
73369662BT
Last Name
First Name
Isak Nel
Initials
I N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,688
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, received at Onambutu in Northern Owamboland. While driving a Unimog vehicle on the pipeline patrol, his vehicle detonated two sandwiched Soviet TM-46 Anti-tank mines at Onambutu. He suffered a ruptured liver and lost both legs in the explosion and unfortunately succumbed to his grievous wounds before he could be evacuated by helicopter to the Surgical Hospital at AFB Ondangwa
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mr. P. A. Myburgh, of Swellemdam.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories
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Dedications 1
Isak-Nel was n goeie mens wat te gou geneem is. Joh-Mare Coetzer(Myburgh)