Service Details
Name:
 DU TOIT
Given Name:
 JOHANNES JACOBUS (HANNES)
Initials:
 J J
Service No:
 74391806PE
Rank:
 Lieutenant
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 1 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1980-06-10
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Date of Birth:
 1958-01-01
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Operation Sceptic, in contact with the enemy, at Smokeshell. The Ratel he was in was ambushed by about 50 enemy and even when his weapon jammed he continued to fire with the anti-aircraft weapon until he was mortally wounded
Decorations:
 Honoris Crux (Posthumous)
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. S. T. P. du Toit
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 BETHAL NEW CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 F12

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