In Memory Of

CARREIRA, JOSE MIGUEL RODRIGUES

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1966-09-06
Service No:
 82650490SCE
Rank:
 Corporal
Unit:
 1 SWA Engineer Regiment
Unit 2:
 attd. 102 Battalion
Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
 1987-01-22
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, escorting Kwevoel trucks , they stopped for the trucks to catch up, they were unbuckled. When the Buffel rolled forward, it detonated a double boosted TMA Cheese mine. Three men, Carreira , Barnard and Seibib were thrown out the vehicle by the explosion, the vehicle came down and landed on them
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 WINDHOEK (PIONEER PARK) GAMMAMS CEMETERY
Country:
 Namibia
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. N. Carreira, of Windhoek. Educated Centaurus High School in Windhoek. ***Note his headstone states 22 February 1987 but another record has him as 27 January 1987