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Identity
Person No.
32396
Old ROH no.
1095
Service No.
74217076PE
Last Name
Oosthuyse 4
First Name
Hendrik Albertus
Initials
H A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1958 (±1 yr) 437
Age at Death
25
Death Record
Date of Death
18 December 1983 119
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,653
Killed in action, Ops Askari, ten members that were part of an Anti-Aircraft team deployed near Caiundu in Southern Angola were killed during a fierce fire-fight when their position was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force of more than 200 FAPLA troops. Sergeant Hendrik Albertus Oosthuyse volunteered to remain behind armed with a MAG machine-gun and due to his heroic actions, he delayed the enemy advance sufficiently to allow the remainder of the team to successfully evade capture
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Sergeant
Regiment
10 Anti Aircraft Regiment 15
Corps
South African Artillery 719
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,872
Locality
Western Cape 2,137
Cemetery
BELLVILLE (STIKLAND) CEMETERY 91
Grave Reference
Military Stone 2
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.
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

Husband of Mrs. M. C. Oosthuyse

Research notes

DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "18 10 83" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (74217076PE) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1983-12-18). Not overwritten, flagged for reference. | Colyn Brookes, Mibisa: Volume One – Western Cape (Lulu, 2013, ISBN 9781447682523): Bellville-Stickland Cemetery, Strand Road. | MIBISA Vol. 1 conflict (not overwritten): book date of death 11 Dec 1983 and plot 3612A vs this record 18 Dec 1983 and GraveRef "Military Stone"; book names him A Oosthuyse vs Initials H A / Hendrik Albertus. Operation Askari already linked.
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "10 Anti Aircraft Regiment" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged. | Gunners Association RoH lists them (South African Border War 1983 Sergeant H.A. Oosthuyse) - https://www.gunners.org.za/home-2/roll-of-honour/
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
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External References
Stories 2
by Maarten on 28 August 2001 · via source
The above was my SGT during my National Service 1983-84. He was killed in Action in early December during Operation Askari. He was part of the Anti-Aircraft team that was dropped off near Caindo in Southern Angola. During a massive contact involving over 200 Fapla troops he was killed. I was not with him but buddies of mine who were there told me of his heroism when he stayed behind manning a LMG so the rest could get away. Besides him the LT and 5 others were also killed.
on 14 April 2007 · via source
I would like to get in contact of any of my old friends who was from 1SSB and we were stationed in Oshakati Sector 10 from 1983-84 Barnes
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