In Memory Of

JANSE VAN RENSBURG, LOURENS JOHANNES

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1963-01-11
Service No:
 79364600BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 7 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1983-12-18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Ops Askari, ten members that were part of an Anti-Aircraft team deployed near Caiundu in Southern Angola were killed during a fierce fire-fight when their position was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force of more than 200 FAPLA troops. Sergeant Hendrik Albertus Oosthuyse volunteered to remain behind armed with a MAG machine-gun and due to his heroic actions, he delayed the enemy advance sufficiently to allow the remainder of the team to successfully evade capture
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 NANESCOL CEMETERY, VANDERBIJLPARK
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Janse Van Rensburg