In Memory Of

DE VILLIERS, JOHAN

Service Details
Age:
 49
Date of Birth:
 1933-11-21
Service No:
 68000967PE
Rank:
 Commandant
Unit:
 HQ, Pretoria
Regiment:
 South African Air Force
Date of Death:
 1983-05-20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, a powerful car bomb placed by MK Operatives outside the Air Force Headquarters building in Church Street, Pretoria, exploded during the afternoon rush-hour period killing 7 SADF members and 10 civilians. Another 197 SADF personnel and civilians were wounded in the explosion that also killed the two MK Operatives who had placed the bomb
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Grave 1220.
Cemetery:
 THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. J. C. de Villiers