In Memory Of

DE KOCK, ABRAHAM JACOBUS PETRUS

Service Details
Age:
 26
Date of Birth:
 1955-10-06
Service No:
 71310536PE
Rank:
 Captain
Regiment:
 1 Reconnaissance Regiment
Date of Death:
 1981-11-30
Cause of Death:
 Killed in Action, in Operation Candle Light, in contact with the enemy. Died in an accidental explosion while laying demolition charges in Luanda.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Memorial stone - Heroes Acre - Body not recovered
Cemetery:
 VREDENDAL MAIN CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Western Cape
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. T. S. de Kock. His brother also died in service. ref. "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff. Border War DVD has more about that "Operation Candlelight" in it. The implication in there was that there was not much of a body to recover after the explosion, and the recces withdrew in a hurry. He was also known as "Kokkie"