In Memory Of

PRINSLOO, WILLEM JOHANNES STEENKAMP

Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1958-01-28
Service No:
74474008BT
Rank:
Sapper
Unit:
2 Field Engineer Regiment
Unit 2:
13 Field Squadron
Regiment:
South African Corps of Engineers
Date of Death:
1980-03-07
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at the Chandelier near Elundu when a booby-trapped landmine coupled together with other improvised explosive devices, exploded while they were in the process of defusing it.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
ODENDAALSRUS CEMETERY
Localitly:
Free State
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. W. Prinsloo, of Odendaalsrus.