Identity
Person No.
32880
Old ROH no.
1286
Service No.
72219652N
Last Name
First Name
Gert Antonie
Initials
G A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
19
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,311
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in contact with the enemy, at Pereira d'Eca. Shot by undetected enemy soldier while clearing houses after battle
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. D. F. Senekal.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 2
According to the book PARABATS by Mathew Paul (page 70) Rfn Senekal was part of a force that attacked and took the town of Pereira de Eca in Angola, in late 1975. The capture of the town had already been accomplished and Senekal was walking through houses on the northern side of the town, when he was shot and killed by an enemy soldier who had remained undetected in one of the houses. This man was in turn promptly shot and killed by another parabat.
Rfn Senekal was indeed fatally wounded at Pereira d'Eca. He was a member of 2 SAI Bn Gp.
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