Service Details
Name:
 CRONJE
Given Name:
 WILLEM JOHANNES
Initials:
 W J
Service No:
 66355579BT
Rank:
 Trooper
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Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
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Unit:
 Regiment Oranjerivier
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Former Regiment:
 1 Special Services Battalion
Date of Death:
 1976-02-05
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Date of Birth:
 1949-08-02
Age:
 26
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, RPG7 attack, in 2 Military Area. While queuing for food, the group was hit by an RPG7 missile.
Additional
Information:
Husband of Mrs. K. M. Cronje, of Kraaifontein.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Western Cape
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Cemetery:
 BELLVILLE (STIKLAND) CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 United Grave 3664 C

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