Identity
Person No.
32354
Old ROH no.
1077
Service No.
71442438BT
Last Name
First Name
Lodewikus Johannes
Initials
L J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
13 Field Squadron
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, landmine explosion. He was part of a group sent out on a water patrol. It would seem that the group came under attack from own forces (104 Wits Bn) when he stepped on a shrapnel mine that had been laid by them
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Lodewikus Johannes and Maria Elizabeth Oberholzer. Husband of Mrs. Vivian Marie (nee Moore) Oberholzer, of Viljoensdrift.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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