In Memory Of

MCCANN, MICHAEL SEAN

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 1966-07-20
Service No:
 82463563BG
Rank:
 Second Lieutenant
Unit:
 101 Battalion, Romeo Mike Team
Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
 1988-02-04
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, near Mupa in Southern Angola when their Casspir drove into an ambush and was struck by a Czechoslovakian RPG-75 Anti-Tank Rocket. The rocket struck the Browning Machine-gun mounting and exploded, spraying the inside of the vehicle with lethal shrapnel, killing them instantly
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 HOUT BAY (WEST) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Western Cape
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Dennis McCann a South African Air Force Reservist