Identity
Person No.
33168
Old ROH no.
1376
Service No.
78667482KD
Last Name
First Name
Heyletta
Initials
H
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
40
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
NAT 710
Natural causes
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1978 Army. Right column. 26th name from the top (Swanepoel H.)
Notes
A volunteer housewife who died of a heart attack on the shooting range during an exercise
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Right column. 26th name from the top (Swanepoel H.).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
Stories
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Dedications 1
Heyletta Swanepoel (Etta) was a volunteer housewife in Bronkhorstspruit Commando who, at the age of 40, died of a heart attack on the shooting range during an exercise. She died on the 17th of June 1978, leaving her husband and two sons aged 8 and 10. She will live forever in our memories Elmer Swanepoel