Service Details
Name:
 SMUTS
Given Name:
 NICOLAAS WILLEM
Initials:
 N W
Service No:
 81267130BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Unit 2:
 attd. 53 Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1985-11-05
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Date of Birth:
 1965-05-15
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during ambush of SWAPO who had kidnapped Owambo children, about 15 km NNE of Etale
Additional
Information:
Son of Dr. and Mrs. J. Smuts, of George Road, Eldoraigne, Verwoerdburg. He had a sister and 2 brothers. Matriculated at the Voortrekkerhoogte High School.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 CENTURION CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 HA1

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