Theuns Coetzee
Colonel Theuns J. Coetzee | |
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| Born | Pretoria |
| Allegiance | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa |
| Service | File:Flag of the South African Army.svg South African Army |
| Years of service | 1976–1998 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Unit | 4 Artillery Regiment |
| Commands | OC School of Artillery |
| Wars | South African Border War |
| Awards | Honoris Crux (1975) HC Military Merit Medal MMM Pro Patria Medal ' Southern Africa Medal ' General Service Medal (South Africa) ' Unitas (Unity) Medal ' Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal ' |
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Col Theuns Coetzee HC MMM is a South African Army officer from the artillery who was decorated for valour.
Military career
He joined the South African Defence Force in 1976 as a conscript and qualified as a military parachutist. Battery Commander of 141 Battery at 14 Field Regiment. He saw action in Angola during the South African Border War as a result of which he was awarded the Honoris Crux for actions of bravery and being wounded in operations deep inside Angola during 1985. He served as Chief Instructor Gunnery at the School of Artillery from 1988–1990. He passed the Army College course[which?] in 1991. He served as second-in-command of the School of Artillery and then was appointed as the Commanding Officer during 1995–1998.[1] He resigned from the SANDF in 1998.
Honours and awards
Medals
- Honoris Crux (1975) HC Honoris Crux (1975) (HC)
- Military Merit Medal MMM Military Merit Medal (MMM)
- Pro Patria Medal ' Pro Patria Medal
- Southern Africa Medal ' Southern Africa Medal
- General Service Medal (South Africa) ' General Service Medal (South Africa)
- Unitas (Unity) Medal ' Unitas (Unity) Medal
- Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal (Silver (20 Years))
- Good Service Medal ' Good Service Medal (Bronze (10 Years))
Proficiency badges
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Notes
- ↑ Post occupied when award was made: Chief Instructor, Gunnery (CIG)
References
- ↑ Anon. "School of Artillery". South African Gunner (PDF). p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
