In Memory Of
BACKHOUSE, EDWARD JAMES
Service Details
Age:
22
Date of Birth:
1955-06-17
Service No:
71384234BT
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
3 Parachute Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1978-05-04
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action, Ops Reindeer, raid on Cassinga, the greatest airborne raid on the continent of Africa in history. Shot in chest during initial assault or shortly after landing.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 05 - Cremated - Ashes scattered at Pretoria
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. L. H. Backhouse, of Stilfontein. Husband of Mrs. K. Backhouse, of Berea, Johannesburg.
