Service Details
Name:
 DE VILLIERS
Given Name:
 ANTHONY WAYNE
Initials:
 A W
Service No:
 83471490BG
Rank:
 Gunner
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 4 South African Infantry Battalion
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Unit 2:
 "Q" Bty.
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Date of Death:
 1987-10-08
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Date of Birth:
 1967-09-24
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Died in Military Vehicle Accident. The battery was busy in Ops Modular just north of the Lomba river. AW De Villiers was sent out to find a suitable alternate site for the battery early in the day. The battery was involved with artillery support until late in the night when eventually it packed up and moved. Unfortunately AW De Villiers had fallen asleep next to a tree that was in the path of the oncoming trucks and guns, AW Deviliers was found later in the tracks left by the convoy.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. De Villiers, of Welkom.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Free State
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Cemetery:
 WELKOM CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 A26

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