death_date birth_place honorific_suffix birth_date placeofburial image article_title name
04 july 1980 bloemhof , south africa zar ssa52 sm52 24 november 1920 gauteng 255 ssa , pretoria , voortrekkerhoogte , new military cemetery willem louw.jpg willem louw
 willem petrus louw
willem louw

lieutenant-general willem petrus louw -lrb- bloemhof , 24 november 1920 -- 4 july 1980 -rrb- was a south african military commander .
he joined the south african army in the special service battalion in 1938 , and served in italy in world war ii .
