In Memory Of

KAPLAN, MARTIN

Service Details
Age:
 25
Date of Birth:
 1952-10-31
Service No:
 68546134BT
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 2 Parachute Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1978-05-04
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Ops Reindeer, raid on Cassinga, the greatest airborne raid on the continent of Africa in history. Shot in the chest on entering SWAPO base.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 2
Cemetery:
 NELSPRUIT (SONHEUWEL) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Mpumalanga
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Husband of Mrs. R. Kaplan, of Nelspruit. ***Jewish