Identity
Person No.
33455
Old ROH no.
1553
Service No.
70220991PE
Last Name
First Name
Hendrik Gerhardus
Initials
H G
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,313
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, by small arms fire during an attack on a ZANLA base in the Chimoio area Mozambique, Op Snoopy
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1978 Army. Right column. 36th name from the top (Van Der Merwe H.G.)
Notes
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. van der Merwe, of Noordhoek, Bloemfontein. ref. "Rhodesian Roll of Honour" by P. Geldenhuys (Roll compiled by Dr. J. R. T. Wood)
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Right column. 36th name from the top (Van Der Merwe H.G.).
SASFA In Memoriam (operators): confirmed Special Forces operator. SASFA: Van der Merwe Mac KIA 1978. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project
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Unit veterans association
SASFA In Memoriam: Van der Merwe Mac KIA 1978 — confirmed Special Forces operator
Stories 1
21 Sep 1978: 70220991PE Sergeant Hendrik Gerhardus van der Merwe from 1 Reconnaissance Regiment attached "D" Squadron Rhodesian Special Air Service was accidentally killed during a Rhodesian Air Force Vampire air strike on enemy positions during Operation Snoopy. He was 23.
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