In Memory Of

MASHIKA, ESAU

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1963-02-22
Service No:
 83890418SWK
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 202 Battalion
Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
 1983-12-18
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Ops Askari, ten members that were part of an Anti-Aircraft team deployed near Caiundu in Southern Angola were killed during a fierce fire-fight when their position was attacked by a numerically superior enemy force of more than 200 FAPLA troops. Sergeant Hendrik Albertus Oosthuyse volunteered to remain behind armed with a MAG machine-gun and due to his heroic actions, he delayed the enemy advance sufficiently to allow the remainder of the team to successfully evade capture
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
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