In Memory Of

LE ROUX, ALBERTUS MARTHINUS

Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1966-03-12
Service No:
82353459BG
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit:
7 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1986-11-02
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.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
H8
Cemetery:
THABA TSHWANE (NEW) MILITARY CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. A. H. Van Tonder