In Memory Of

BADENHORST, HENDRIK JACOBUS

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1962-02-08
Service No:
 78452075BG
Rank:
 Private
Regiment:
 South African Medical Health Service
Date of Death:
 1981-09-29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Aerospatiale SA330L Puma C #174, crashed whilst bringing in casualties at night, at Oshakati after Operation Protea. It is said that Lamprecht was disorientated and guided the pilot incorrectly, thus the tail rotor caught in a barb-wire fence. Sgt Lamprecht (Flight Engineer), the co-pilot, Lt D O'Connor, several medics and a doctor as well as the casualty, tragically died. Only the pilot survived
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 ODENDAALSRUS CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Free State
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Badenhorst