In Memory Of

SUTER, MICHAEL COLIN

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1968-06-23
Service No:
 84591932BG
Rank:
 Sapper
Unit:
 attd. 101 Battalion
Regiment:
 25 Field Engineers Regiment
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:
 ROODEPOORT NEW CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Suter, of Florida.