In Memory Of
FALKUS, ANDREW JEREMY (ANDE)
Service Details
Age:
20
Date of Birth:
1959-11-01
Service No:
80016520PF
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit:
32 (Buffalo) Battalion
Regiment:
South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
1980-05-21
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during special operation in support of UNITA at Savate, Angola, in a contact with the enemy. (Operation Tiro a Tiro)
Commemoration
Cemetery:
SEALE ST. LAWRENCE CHURCH
Localitly:
Surrey
Country:
United Kingdom
Additional Information
Son of Mr. D. H. Falkus. A British citizen who volunteered for the RLI before leaving when Rhodesia became Zimbabwe to join 32 battalion with a number of friends. He was awarded the Pro Patria medal posthumously
