In Memory Of

ELS, ANDRIES STEPHANUS JOHANNES

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1969-01-02
Service No:
 85434181BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 8 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1988-06-27
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50km North of SWA border, Angola). His Buffel was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all eight soldiers from 8 SAI. An Eland armoured car was also hit, killing all 3 crew members.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 B7
Cemetery:
 BETHAL NEW CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Mpumalanga
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Els