Service Details
Name:
 HOLM
Given Name:
 JOHAN WOLFGANG
Initials:
 J W
Service No:
 67728378PE
Rank:
 Captain
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Regiment:
 South African Commandos
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Unit:
 Danie Theron Combat School
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Date of Death:
 1975-11-23
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Date of Birth:
 1939-04-13
Age:
 36
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, in Battle of Ebo. An enemy rocket exploded behind the Eland and killed Capt Holm who was standing upright in the turret.
Decorations:
 Honoris Crux (Posthumous)
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mrs. M. O. Holm.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Grave 860

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