Identity
Person No.
41520
Service No.
83885749SWH
Last Name
First Name
Petrus Jacobus
Initials
I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Southern Angola, South West of Techipa when their Romeo Mike Teams were ambushed by a superior force of SWAPO/PLAN and FAPLA troops. The bodies of the three could not be recovered as the Teams were forced to withdraw when Cuban reinforcements arrived on the scene. The Romeo Mike Teams moved southwards, followed by the Cuban Force and were only able to evacuate the wounded team members at 01h00 the following morning. On 1 May 1988, another operation was launched into the initial contact area in an effort to recover the bodies of the three casualties and as expected, contact was again made with the enemy force. In the fierce fire fight that followed, 22 enemy troops including the Cuban commander were killed and a large quantity of weapons and equipment were captured before the enemy force withdrew. The three bodies were successfully recovered
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
102 Battalion 34
Formerly
37 Battalion
(1980)
Unit
Unknown
Defence Force
SADF 3,828
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Attached To
Awards
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
No additional information known at this time
Citations
***Accepted by CWGC for War Grave Status & burial site under investigation
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 66-76 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War in Angola Member Dedications forum (www.warinangola.com), Excel export supplied by Johan Schoeman, 1 Sep 2026. Forum post(s): 22138.
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Dedications 1
From Anton de Bruto: That was my last contact, Ismael Handura , was killed when he said, kom manne, kit op, with one single shot, France Phekka and Luislang were killed, Luislang got a direct hit with RPG, he was still carrying his MAG, France Phekka took a couple off hits, I tried everything, but couldn’t save hom, we asked for air support, 40min later two Impalas dropped 1000 pound lugbars bomme, we left the 3 behind, we ran west, more difficult for enemy vehicles to follow at night, the Gunships could not give support, the Migs were flying to close, after midnight the three wounded could be picked up by the Gunships, we got new ammo, feels like yesterday.......