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| 1975 | 67728378PE | Holm J.W. (HC), Capt | 1975/11/23 | Danie Theron Combat School | South African Army | 1728 |
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| Killed in Action during Operation Savannah near Ebo in Southern Angola when his Armoured Car Squadron was ambushed by a numerically superior Cuban Force. During the course of the engagement, he was forced to expose himself from the turret to physically assist another armoured car out of the ambush area when a Soviet 122mm Katyusha Rocket exploded behind his Eland 90. He was struck in the head by a large piece of shrapnel, killing him instantly. For his unselfish act in exposing himself from the safety of his turret in the face of heavy enemy fire to save the lives of others, he was posthumously awarded the Honoris Crux. |
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