In Memory Of

SWANEPOEL, CHRISTO

Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1960-03-06
Service No:
76540681BG
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
6 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1980-02-06
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
Cemetery:
BRAKPAN CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. E. H. Thiel, of Brakpan