Service Details
Name:
 VAN HEERDEN
Given Name:
 MICHAEL JOHAN
Initials:
 M J
Service No:
 84382407BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 8 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1988-06-27
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Date of Birth:
 1968-03-22
Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50km North of SWA border, Angola). His Eland armoured car was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all 3 crew members. A Buffel was also hit, killing 8 soldiers from 8 SAI.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. van Heerden
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Free State
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Cemetery:
 VIRGINIA CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 A1

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