Service Details
Name:
LE ROUX
Given Name:
ALBERTUS MARTHINUS
Initials:
A M
Service No:
82353459BG
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
7 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
1986-11-02
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Date of Birth:
1966-03-12
Age:
20
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, landmine explosion at Diepgezet, Barberton, Transvaal. On horseback when he detonated the landmine planted by MK operatives as part of "Operation Ceshwayo". Three MK operatives were later granted amnesty.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mrs. A. H. Van Tonder
Commemoration
Country:
South Africa
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Locality:
Gauteng
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Cemetery:
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
H8

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