In Memory Of

VAN ZYL, JAMES

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 1960-01-14
Service No:
 76397959BG
Rank:
 Candidate Officer
Unit:
 201 Battalion
Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
 1981-09-29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Aerospatiale SA330L Puma C #174, crashed whilst bringing in casualties at night, at Oshakati after Operation Protea. It is said that Lamprecht was disorientated and guided the pilot incorrectly, thus the tail rotor caught in a barb-wire fence. Sgt Lamprecht (Flight Engineer), the co-pilot, Lt D O'Connor, several medics and a doctor as well as the casualty, tragically died. Only the pilot survived
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 B734
Cemetery:
 MARGATE CEMETERY, Kwazulu Natal
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. van Zyl