Identity
Person No.
33054
Old ROH no.
1335
Service No.
77363927BG
Last Name
First Name
Don Andries
Initials
D A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,287
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 537
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, accidental discharge after a contact
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. J. Spence. June 1981 - July 1983 intake
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories 2
Rfn D A Spence died 1982. Bravo Company 1 Para Bn as a result of an accidental discharge by a Rfn Rossouw after a contact with SWAPO in Angola approximate age 20.
24 Sep 1982: 77363927BG Rifleman Don Andries Spence from Bravo Company, 1 Parachute Battalion was killed after being struck by a bullet from an accidental discharge of a fellow soldiers rifle after a contact with PLAN insurgents in Southern Angola. He was 20.
Dedications 1
Don and myself met each other in Pretoria at TDK and became friends,we both joined the Parabats and did basics ,jump coarse,and all the training,we went up to the border mid 82 where we split from our platoon as a result of me going to grootfontein hospital,when I returned I ended up in another platoon,during one of our operations Don was tragically taken from us just after a contact in a AD,Don you are missed by all of us in B coy and the rest of the airborne.Will meet you one day in the big DZ in the sky mate.