Identity
Person No.
32836
Service No.
71205629BA
Last Name
First Name
Adam Johannes Hendrikus
Initials
A J H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. 6th South African Infantry
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, by enemy machine gun fire when their patrol walked into a PLAN ambush during a night-time follow-up operation tracking fresh insurgent spoor in the Eastern Caprivi
Grave Reference
Location
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Locality
Cemetery
Coordinates
Notes
He was a member of the Tactical Platoon of the SADF Horse and Dog Centre, based at M'pacha in the Caprivi during his death. His Tracker dog was Rinty no. W991. Both he and his dog were killed in a night time follow-up operation tracking fresh SWAPO tracks in the Eastern Caprivi and ending up in an ambush. His Platoon commander at the Dog School was Capt. GH Grobler, and his Instructor was Cpl J Rocher.
Citations
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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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