Service Details
Name:
 DU PREEZ
Given Name:
 JACQUES SAMUAE
Initials:
 J S
Service No:
 79323440BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Intelligence Corps
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Date of Death:
 1982-05-11
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Date of Birth:
 1963-05-02
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an attack on the "Kanjimi Marenga" school where he was serving as a teacher. The school was situated near the police base at Nkurenkuru, West of Rundu. The teacher's quarters where Jacques and four other National Servicemen were housed, together with the Principal's house next door were specifically targeted by the insurgents. The military base, situated 1 km from the school and the school at Tondoro were also attacked during this raid. Jacques was killed instantly when a Soviet F1 hand grenade was lobbed through a window and landed on top of him where it exploded
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. J. P. J. du Preez
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 BENONI CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Block B, Grave 282

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