Awarded Honoris Crux for action 18 October 1975, with 1 Reconnaissance Regiment
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 May 2024: 67260869PE Captain Johannes Cornelius van Wyk HC, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment, Killed in Action at Shona Mutamanjamba in Southern Angola while on a reconnaissance mission to locate a suspected SWAPO/PLAN base. Three-man team tracked and ambushed; two killed, third wounded and extracted by helicopter. Age 27. Graham FirstName is Johannes; ROH is Jacobus Cornelius (initials J C fit both) — not overwritten. Graham rank Captain; ROH Lieutenant — not overwritten. HC not placed in Name; Citation filled from Graham (Bravo Group, Operation Savannah 1975/76). AddInfo already had HC for 18 October 1975 with 1 Recce — not overwritten. Unit was 8 SAI — corrected to 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (regiment was already 5th Recce). Cause already matched this Last Post.
Awarded the Honoris Crux for actions with Bravo Group during Operation Savannah, 1975/76.
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 23 May 2024: 67260869PE Captain Johannes Cornelius van Wyk HC, 5 Reconnaissance Regiment, Killed in Action at Shona Mutamanjamba in Southern Angola while on a reconnaissance mission to locate a suspected SWAPO/PLAN base. Three-man team tracked and ambushed; two killed, third wounded and extracted by helicopter. Age 27. Graham FirstName is Johannes; ROH is Jacobus Cornelius (initials J C fit both) — not overwritten. Graham rank Captain; ROH Lieutenant — not overwritten. HC not placed in Name; Citation filled from Graham (Bravo Group, Operation Savannah 1975/76). AddInfo already had HC for 18 October 1975 with 1 Recce — not overwritten. Unit was 8 SAI — corrected to 5 Reconnaissance Regiment (regiment was already 5th Recce). Cause already matched this Last Post.
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