In Memory Of

MARX, PHILLIPUS RUDOLPH

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1968-12-10
Service No:
 84458074BG
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
Cemetery:
 MIDDELBURG (WEST) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Mpumalanga
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Marx