Service Details
Name:
MARITZ
Given Name:
JACOBUS JOHANNES
Initials:
J J
Service No:
75518290BG
Rank:
Rifleman
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Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
6 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
1980-02-04
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Date of Birth:
1959-07-12
Age:
20
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy. Their Temporary Base near the Angolan Border (Sector 10) was attacked by SWAPO during the night.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. C. G. Maritz
Commemoration
Country:
South Africa
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Locality:
Gauteng
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Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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