Identity
Person No.
41474
Service No.
83268367
Last Name
First Name
Hermanus Jacobus
Initials
H J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DIS 6,080
Died of disease
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Trooper
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"B" Squadron
Defence Force
SADF 3,852
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Cuito Cuanavale, Cuando Cubango province, Angola
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Operation Moduler
Operation
Operation
Dates
1987-08-01 to 1987-11-15
About
Operation launched to support UNITA against a major FAPLA offensive aimed at capturing UNITA's stronghold of Mavinga. Culminated in the Battle of the Lomba River (September-October 1987), where SADF mechanised and artillery forces, fighting alongside UNITA, halted and largely destroyed FAPLA's 47 Brigade attempting to cross the river — the action in which several ROH records on this site (Alves, De Klerk, Kuyler, McCallum, Mananza, Tchipango and others) were killed when their Ratel 90 was destroyed at point-blank range by a T-55 tank.
Unit History
Role at time of death
Infantry, later Armour
Status
Active Citizen Force (Reserve)
Part of
Pretoria Regiment, formed 1 July 1913 as an Active Citizen Force infantry battalion. Converted to armour 1943 (Italian Campaign, RAC depots in Egypt). Renamed Pretoria Armour Regiment 2019; one of 52 Reserve Force units renamed that year.
Notes
Son of Mr. F. C. and Mrs. H. E. Nieuwoudt, of Esselen Street, Meyerville, Standerton. Called up on 22 November 1987 by Pretoria Regiment for Ops Modular. Transferred to 1 Mil on 28 December 1987.
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