Service Details
Name:
 CONGA
Given Name:
 JOHANNES
Initials:
 J
Service No:
 76915420SP
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
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Unit:
 31 (Bushman) Battalion
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Unit 2:
 "C" Coy.
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Date of Death:
 1979-09-12
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Age:
 25
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during a contact with enemy forces in Zambia. During this action, he deliberately drew enemy fire upon himself in order to save the life of his wounded Commander, 2/Lieutenant Nicky COETZEE. Rifleman CONGA was posthumously awarded the Honoris Crux Decoration for his Gallantry and unselfish act of self-sacrifice that ultimately cost him his life
Decorations:
 Honoris Crux (Posthumous)
Additional
Information:
No additional information known at this time
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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