Name: |
GROENEWALD |
Given Name: |
ANDRE SCHALK |
Initials: |
A S |
Service No: |
85263262BG |
Rank: |
RiflemanOther Casualties of this Rank |
Regiment: |
South African Infantry Corps |
Unit: |
1 South African Infantry BattalionOther Casualties from this Unit |
Unit 2: |
"B" Coy.Other Casualties from this Unit |
Date of Death: |
1988-02-14Other Casualties on this
Date |
Date of Birth: |
1969-02-25 |
Age: |
18 |
Cause of Death: |
Killed in action, in South Eastern Angola during a contact with elements of the 59th FAPLA Brigade during Operation Hooper. The B Company, 1 SAI troops had not klaared out prior to deployment for Ops Hooper so they became 61 Mech Battalion Bravo Company Element and swopped over with B Company 4 SAI. Their Ratel Armoured Personnel Carrier, Callsign 22C was hit on the left hand side and knocked out by a 23mm Soviet ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft gun deployed in the ground role. On the right hand side where the Groenewald Cousins had been sitting, a large hole was ripped out of the vehicle making it apparent that at some point, the Ratel had also been struck by a South African 105 mm discarding sabot anti-tank round |
Additional
Information: |
Son of Mrs. L. Groenwald, of Oudtshoorn. Cousin of P. H. Groenwald who died in service in same action |
This information was last verified for accuracy: 2021-02-14
