Service Details
Name:
 DE KOCK
Given Name:
 ABRAHAM JACOBUS PETRUS
Initials:
 A J P
Service No:
 71310536PE
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 1 Reconnaissance Regiment
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Date of Death:
 1981-11-30
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Date of Birth:
 1955-10-06
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Killed in Action, in Operation Candle Light, in contact with the enemy. Died in an accidental explosion while laying demolition charges in Luanda.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. T. S. de Kock. His brother also died in service. ref. "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff. Border War DVD has more about that "Operation Candlelight" in it. The implication in there was that there was not much of a body to recover after the explosion, and the recces withdrew in a hurry. He was also known as "Kokkie"
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 VREDENDAL MAIN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Memorial stone - Heroes Acre - Body not recovered

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