Service Details
Name:
 TUCKER
Given Name:
 ALEXANDER JOHN
Initials:
 A J
Service No:
 79218343BG
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1983-07-07
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Date of Birth:
 1963-07-15
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action when his Patrol was ambushed by combined FAPLA/Cuban force while operating in an area North of Xangongo, approximately 32km from Cahama. He was struck in the head by a bullet that killed him instantly
Additional
Information:
No additional information known at this time
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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