Service Details
Name:
 STRYDOM
Given Name:
 HECTOR LUCAS
Initials:
 H L
Service No:
 78212354BT
Rank:
 Corporal
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Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
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Unit:
 101 Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1987-02-23
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Date of Birth:
 1962-12-31
Age:
 24
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, after their Casspir was hit by a Soviet RPG-7 Anti-Tank Rocket when they drove into a SWAPO/PLAN ambush, close to Vinticet in Southern Angola
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. M. Strydom. 902 SSC - RM 6
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 North West Province
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Cemetery:
 POTCHEFSTROOM CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 HA13

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