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Identity
Person No.
33684
Service No.
65796633PE
Last Name
Venter 78
First Name
Henry Walter
Initials
H W
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1970 (±1 yr) 209
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Commandant
Regiment
4 Vehicle Reserve Park 2
Unit
7 South African Infantry Battalion 89
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
23 March 1990 125
Cause of Death
Killed in action 9,874
Killed in action, during a contact with a numerically superior Angolan and Cuban force at Donguena, north of Calueque, in Southern Angola
Grave Reference
Alternative Commemoration until grave found 1,598
Location
Country
South Africa 17,413
Locality
Gauteng 9,426
Cemetery
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912
Additional Information
Notes

ref. "Buffalo Battalion" by L. J. Bothma

Citation

He distinguished himself as part of Bravo Group during Op Savannah

External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project

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