In Memory Of

RUDMAN, THOMAS BENJAMIN

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1968-03-04
Service No:
 84448141BG
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 Eland armoured car was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all 3 crew members. A Buffel was also hit, killing 8 soldiers from 8 SAI.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 A9
Cemetery:
 FOCHVILLE CEMETERY
Localitly:
 North West Province
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Rudman