In Memory Of

HERBST, RICHARD ANTHONY

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1961-05-28
Service No:
 79574554BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 3 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1981-09-29
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Aerospatiale SA330L Puma C #174, crashed whilst bringing in casualties at night, at Oshakati after Operation Protea. It is said that Lamprecht was disorientated and guided the pilot incorrectly, thus the tail rotor caught in a barb-wire fence. Sgt Lamprecht (Flight Engineer), the co-pilot, Lt D O'Connor, several medics and a doctor as well as the casualty, tragically died. Only the pilot survived
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Block M. Grave 312.
Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Herbst, of Durban.