In Memory Of

DA COSTA MIRANDA, ANTHONY RAUL

Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1960-04-03
Service No:
76539691BG
Rank:
Private
Unit:
Services School
Regiment:
South African Ordnance Service Corps
Date of Death:
1979-11-06
Cause of Death:
Died in Shooting Incident at Services School, Pretoria. He was shot by another soldier who was cleaning his private firearm when a shot went off that hit him in the head, killing him instantly. He was on duty at the time.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
Panel 06 - Cremated at Braamfontein. Ashes taken by the family
Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Da Costa Miranda, of Victoria, Johannesburg.