Identity
Person No.
33058
Old ROH no.
2065
Service No.
76527688PE
Last Name
First Name
Wynand
Initials
W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,283
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,310
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action. After an attack during which 2 men were wounded, he was part of a 3 man rearguard, protecting the evacuation of the wounded. He was shot and killed in this rearguard action but owing to heavy enemy fire, his body could not be recovered. His remains were returned to SA as part of a prisoner swap deal and buried at Roodepoort, next to his mother
Grave Reference
Location
Notes
Son of Mr. J. A. Spies, of Roodepoort. | Graham Last Post 14 Aug 2026: 5 Recce, 3-man rearguard covering evacuation of two wounded in Southern Angola. Body not recovered under heavy fire; returned after political negotiations three years later and cremated. ROH cemetery still Roodepoort New (buried next to mother) — cremation vs burial left as query.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 14 Aug 2026: 5 Recce LCpl (was Cpl 2nd Regt). Cremated vs ROH Roodepoort burial.
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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