In Memory Of
SMUTS, NICOLAAS WILLEM
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1965-05-15
Service No:
81267130BG
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit 2:
attd. 53 Battalion
Regiment:
1 Parachute Battalion
Date of Death:
1985-11-05
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during ambush of SWAPO who had kidnapped Owambo children, about 15 km NNE of Etale
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
HA1
Cemetery:
CENTURION CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
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.
