In Memory Of

POND, MARK ANTHONY

Service Details
Age:
 22
Date of Birth:
 1963-01-22
Service No:
 82596321BG
Rank:
 Corporal
Unit:
 905 Special Service Company
Regiment:
 South West African Territory Force
Date of Death:
 1985-05-11
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Southern Angola. During the contact, a wounded insurgent had crawled under a dead tree trunk and opened fire on Mark at a range of approximately 5 metres, mortally wounding him in the chest. Despite every effort made to save him, he succumbed to his wounds before the casevac helicopter arrived
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Alternative Commemoration until grave found
Cemetery:
 SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. A. M. O'Donnel