In Memory Of
MARITZ, JACOBUS JOHANNES
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1959-07-12
Service No:
75518290BG
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
6 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1980-02-04
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy. Their Temporary Base near the Angolan Border (Sector 10) was attacked by SWAPO during the night.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. C. G. Maritz