In Memory Of

OOSTHUYSE, HENDRIK ALBERTUS

Service Details
Age:
 25
Date of Birth:
 1958-08-26
Service No:
 74217076PE
Rank:
 Sergeant
Unit:
 10 Anti Aircraft Regiment
Regiment:
 South African Artillery
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
Grave Reference:
 Military Stone
Cemetery:
 BELLVILLE (STIKLAND) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Western Cape
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. M. C. Oosthuyse