Roelof Nicolas Britz (1955 - 1978)

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South African Defence Force 1957 – 1994 South African Army, South West African Territory Force. 32 (Buffalo) Battalion

second Lieutenant Roelof Nicolas Britz Died in Service during South African Border War 26 August 1966-15 January 1990.

Biography

Roelof Nicolas Britz is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Roelof Nicolas Britz ^[1]

Event Date: 22 May 1955^[1]

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Father's Name: Son of Mrs. J. M. Herbst, of Victoria West. ^[1]

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Military Info

Force number: 71387971BA ^[1]

Rank: second Lieutenant ^[1]

Surname: Britz ^[1]

Names: R. N. ^[1]

Regiment: South West African Territory Force ^[1]

Unit: 32 (Buffalo) Battalion ^[1]

Cemetery: South Africa, Gauteng, SADF wall of remembrance, Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria ^[1]

Death

Event Date: 14 November 1978 ^[1]

Age: 23 years ^[1]

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Cause of death: Died in Freak Accident, at Kavango, killed by crocodile while swimming in the river, body not recovered. ^[1]

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1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} South African War Graves Project Grave of Roelof Nicolas Britz Seen and entered Jan 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz