Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER STAR
Given Name:
 JACOBUS JOHANNES
Initials:
 J J
Service No:
 75455980BG
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:
 1959-11-12
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. and Mrs. J. van der Star.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 EVANDER CEMETERY
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