In Memory Of
DE VILLIERS, ANTHONY WAYNE
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1967-09-24
Service No:
83471490BG
Rank:
Gunner
Unit:
4 South African Infantry Battalion
Unit 2:
"Q" Bty.
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1987-10-08
Cause of Death:
Died in Military Vehicle Accident. The battery was busy in Ops Modular just north of the Lomba river. AW De Villiers was sent out to find a suitable alternate site for the battery early in the day. The battery was involved with artillery support until late in the night when eventually it packed up and moved. Unfortunately AW De Villiers had fallen asleep next to a tree that was in the path of the oncoming trucks and guns, AW Deviliers was found later in the tracks left by the convoy.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
A26
Cemetery:
WELKOM CEMETERY
Localitly:
Free State
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. L. De Villiers, of Welkom.
