Identity
Person No.
32663
Old ROH no.
1199
Service No.
75338285BT
Last Name
First Name
Andries Dawid
Initials
A D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
Unknown
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,351
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in Action. He died when his Casspir was hit in an ambush during an attack on a SWAPO base in Angola
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
ref "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff
Research notes
SASFA In Memoriam (operators): confirmed Special Forces operator. SASFA: Renken André KIA 1986. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SASFA Renken André; ROH Andries Dawid. Regiment spelling Recconaissance left.
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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The War in Angola
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 57-65 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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Unit veterans association
SASFA In Memoriam: Renken André KIA 1986 — confirmed Special Forces operator
Stories 2
A. D. Renken . [1199] Killed Border Age : 27 Mil. No : 75338285BT Grave in Kirkwood [E Cape] Dirk Schellingerhout
His full names were Andries David.
Dedications
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