Identity
Person No.
33396
Old ROH no.
1455
Service No.
70334258PE
Last Name
First Name
Jan Willem (willie)
Initials
J W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
33
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,390
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in eastern Ovamboland returning to Rundu from a night strike on Baixa Longa in Angola, in Dassault Mirage F1AZ #223
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Husband of Mrs. A. van Copenhagen
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project
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The War in Angola
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 66-76 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Maj Willie Van Coppenhagen was killed in March 1988 when he crashed in a Mirage F1AZ whilst returning to Rundu from a night strike on Baixa Longa in Angola. Unknown Unknown
Dedications
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