Service Details
Name:
MADDEN
Given Name:
ANDREW JOHN
Initials:
A J
Service No:
76325646BG
Rank:
Rifleman
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Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
1 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
1980-06-10
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Date of Birth:
1960-11-19
Age:
19
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, in Operation Sceptic, as a result of severe shrapnel wounds caused by anti-aircraft rounds that had penetrated the inside compartment of the Ratel he was in. He died peacefully in the arms of a good friend.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. P. J. Madden, of 83 Sixth Street, Northmead, Benoni.
Commemoration
Country:
South Africa
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Locality:
Gauteng
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Cemetery:
BOKSBURG CEMETERY
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