Identity
Person No.
33135
Old ROH no.
1360
Service No.
77454387PE
Last Name
First Name
Andries Johannes
Initials
A J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Cause of Death
He was dropped off 50 km from Omega Base and told to walk back. This was at 1 pm and he had his rifle, food, water. He vanished without trace
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
201 Battalion 43
Formerly
31 Battalion
(1980)
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,838
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Strauss, of Aliwal North.
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "26 10 87" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (77454387PE) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1982-11-07). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 114-116 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 46868, 46874.
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Dedications 2
See Swapo has our soldier son, say parents" - Rand Daily Mail 16 April 1983
See SWATF clears a soldier - Rand Daily Mail 5 May 1983