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Roos, Cornela
Date of death
20 August 1986
Cause of death
Died of wounds received when her private motor vehicle detonated a landmine near Nelspruit on 17 August 1986 while she was driving home from a church service with three children. The mine had been laid by MK operatives as part of Ops Cetswayo.
Notes
Civilian. Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 20 Aug 2026 (not added to the main roll). Spelling Cornela as in the Last Post (likely Cornelia). Son Jaco died 5 March 1987 of brain injuries from the same explosion; two other children survived. No unique ROH death on 1986-08-17 or 1986-08-20 to link. Age 30 as given by Graham. No initials invented.
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