Service Details
Name:
 LE ROUX
Given Name:
 TERRENCE RODNEY
Initials:
 T R
Service No:
 75536508BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 5 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1981-05-27
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Date of Birth:
 1959-01-10
Age:
 22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, while on patrol from Etale base close to the Charlie pipeline. The 7-man patrol was following spoor when they were ambushed by a force of approximately 70 SWAPO/PLAN insurgents who opened fire on them with PKM and RPD machine-guns as well as 60mm mortars and RPG-7 Rocket launchers. Le Roux suffered two bullet wounds to the chest and one to the head that killed him instantly.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Le Roux
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Limpopo Province
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Cemetery:
 PHALABORWA TOWN CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 746

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