Service Details
Name:
 DU PREEZ
Given Name:
 IGNATIUS PETRUS
Initials:
 I P
Service No:
 74335423PE
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
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Unit:
 201 Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1980-02-13
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Date of Birth:
 1958-05-29
Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Died of wounds, accidentally triggered a booby trap while clearing a SWAPO/PLAN base, during an operation in Southern Zambia. Despite receiving medical treatment on the spot, he succumbed to his wounds a short while later
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. I. J. du Preez.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 LYDENBURG CEMETERY
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