Identity
Person No.
33563
Old ROH no.
1851
Service No.
67339689BT
Last Name
First Name
Eric Norman
Initials
E N
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DOW 2,734
Died of wounds
Cause of Death
Died of wounds, shrapnel wounds received in a mortar attack in Sec 10, on 29 February 1980, at 1 Military Hospital
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,834
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Unit History
Attached To
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Mechanised Infantry
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Regiment de la Rey, established 1934 as one of the new Afrikaans-language Citizen Force units of the Union Defence Force. Renamed General de la Rey Regiment; one of only six mechanised units in the SANDF Reserve Force as of the post-1994 period.
Notes
Son of Mr. J. T. van Reenen, of Brakpan. Husband of Mrs. M. T. van Reenen, of Stilfontein.
Research notes
4 Sep 2026: Unit leftover "Regiment De la Rey" (a named regiment, not a sub-unit) moved to Regiment. Corps unchanged.
Citations
Unknown
External References
- 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 36-41 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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Dedications 1
Eric sleep well mate Lest we forget. Mike Dippenaar Perth Australia Mike Dippenaar