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Identity
Person No.
33843
Old ROH no.
1650
Service No.
82375908BG
Last Name
Wetton 1
First Name
Craig Douglas
Initials
C D
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1967 (±1 yr) 289
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
17 March 1987 93
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action 14,654
Killed in action, when his vehicle was hit by an RPG7, 15 km North of Ongendiva (Sec 10)
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
7 South African Infantry Battalion 57
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,343
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Att 101 Battalion
Defence Force
SADF 3,821
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
South Africa 23,859
Locality
KwaZulu-Natal 1,589
Cemetery
MARGATE CEMETERY, Kwazulu Natal 3
Grave Reference
A765 1
Coordinates
-30.83916, 30.36934 OSM
Unit History
Part of
Infantry Formation (SAAIF) — Motorised Infantry — Regular
Awards
Pro Patria Medal
Pro Patria Medal
South Africa
Pro Patria Medal warrant, Government Gazette No. 5171 (25 Jun 1976), Rule 5, as amended by GG No. 5575 (3 Jun 1977); discontinued by GG No. 25213 (25 Jul 2003, Schedule corrected by GG No. 26778, 17 Sep 2004) for service on/after 27 Apr 2003. Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
Notes

Son of Mr. L. B. Wetton, of Margate.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Mar 2024: 82375908BG Rifleman Craig Douglas Wetton, 7 SAI attached to 101 Battalion SWATF, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN in Southern Angola just north of the Cut-line, age 19. Same RPG7 contact 15 km north of Ongendiva (Sec 10) as Moses M. PN 32011. ROH age 20 left (1982-prefix SN; Graham 19 noted). RPG7/Ongendiva wording not overwritten. Unit2 was generic Air Force; set to Att 101 Battalion. | Also Last Post 17 Mar 2020: 82375908BG Rifleman Craig Douglas Wetton, 7 SAI attached 101 Battalion, KIA SWAPO/PLAN Southern Angola just north of the Cut-line, age 19. Same contact as Moses M. PN 32011. ROH age 20 already noted (not overwritten).

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External References
  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Mar 2024: 82375908BG Rifleman Craig Douglas Wetton, 7 SAI attached to 101 Battalion SWATF, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN in Southern Angola just north of the Cut-line, age 19. Same RPG7 contact 15 km north of Ongendiva (Sec 10) as Moses M. PN 32011. ROH age 20 left (1982-prefix SN; Graham 19 noted). RPG7/Ongendiva wording not overwritten. Unit2 was generic Air Force; set to Att 101 Battalion.
  • Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
    Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Mar 2020: 82375908BG Rifleman Craig Douglas Wetton from 101 Battalion SWATF (7 SAI Attached 101 Battalion) was Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN Insurgents in Southern Angola just north of the Cut-line. He was 19. Same RPG7 contact 15 km north of Ongendiva as Moses M. PN 32011. ROH age 20 left (1982-prefix SN). RPG7/Ongendiva wording not overwritten.
  • SADF.info Border Roll of Honour open source ↗
    SADF.info Border RoH
  • South African War Graves Project open source ↗
  • The War in Angola open source ↗
    War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 66-76 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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