Service Details
Name:
 KOTZE
Given Name:
 CHRISTIAAN RUDOLF (DAUGA)
Initials:
 C R
Service No:
 70499553KT
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 South African Commandos
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Unit:
 West Coast Commando
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Date of Death:
 1977-12-08
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Date of Birth:
 1954-01-03
Age:
 23
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during a contact with insurgents when their patrol walked into a PLAN ambush near Ruacana
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. F. H. Kotze. He was a prominent rugby player and Vice-Captain of the Boland rugby team
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 VREDENBURG TOWN CEMETERY
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