Service Details
Name:
 FALKUS
Given Name:
 ANDREW JEREMY (ANDE)
Initials:
 A J
Service No:
 80016520PF
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
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Unit:
 32 (Buffalo) Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1980-05-21
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Date of Birth:
 1959-11-01
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during special operation in support of UNITA at Savate, Angola, in a contact with the enemy. (Operation Tiro a Tiro)
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. D. H. Falkus. A British citizen who volunteered for the RLI before leaving when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe to join 32 battalion with a number of friends. He was awarded the Pro Patria medal posthumously
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Surrey
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Cemetery:
 SEALE ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH
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