In Memory Of
DU PREEZ, IGNATIUS PETRUS
Service Details
Age:
21
Date of Birth:
1958-05-29
Service No:
74335423PE
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Unit:
201 Battalion
Regiment:
South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
1980-02-13
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, accidentally triggered a booby trap while clearing a SWAPO/PLAN base, during an operation in Southern Zambia. Despite receiving medical treatment on the spot, he succumbed to his wounds a short while later
Commemoration
Cemetery:
LYDENBURG CEMETERY
Localitly:
Mpumalanga
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. I. J. du Preez.
