Service Details
Name:
 VAN DER MERWE
Given Name:
 JOHANNES ERASMUS
Initials:
 J E
Service No:
 76547991BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 3 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1980-12-03
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Date of Birth:
 1960-12-20
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, escorting school children to Oshakati. On the return trip to Ondangwa, they were ambushed. Their Buffel was hit by an RPG round that passed through the vehicle without detonating, but mortally wounding Johannes (Rassie) van der Merwe and Christo van Zyl
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. I. S. F. van der Merwe, of Kimberley.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 STANFORD NEW CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 Row C, Grave 1

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