Service Details
Name:
 VALLIEN
Given Name:
 WILLEM
Initials:
 W
Service No:
 83809517SC
Rank:
 Sapper
Other Casualties of this Rank
Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
Other Casualties from this Regiment
Unit:
 1 SWA Engineer Regiment
Other Casualties from this Unit
Date of Death:
 1985-02-12
Other Casualties on this Date
Date of Birth:
 1958-03-11
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, when their Buffel Troop Carrier convoy was ambushed by a numerically superior force of approximately 40 heavily armed SWAPO/PLAN insurgents near Etanga, approximately 100 kms West of Opuwa, in Western Kaokoland. The first Buffel detonated a landmine and the other three vehicles were systematically knocked out by Yugoslavian M60 HEAT STRIM Anti-Tank rifle grenades and Soviet RPG-7 Anti-Tank Rockets. The survivors were then subjected to heavy automatic rifle, machine-gun and mortar fire before the SWAPO/PLAN force withdrew
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. W. Vallien, of Keetmanshoop.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
Other Casualties commemorated in South Africa
Locality:
 Gauteng
Other Casualties commemorated in Gauteng
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Other Casualties commemorated in this Cemetery
Grave Reference:
 Panel 13

Information to contribute? Noticed an error or wish to Request a Photo ~ Click here ~

This information was last verified for accuracy: 2021-02-13
 
 

Send us an email...

  • I wish to
     Contribute some information
     Report a problem
     Request this image

Sending your message. Please wait...

Thanks for sending your message! We'll get back to you shortly.

There was a problem sending your message. Please try again.

Please complete all the fields in the form before sending.