In Memory Of

TRUEBODY, HERBERT CHARLES

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1958-10-05
Service No:
 74560475BG
Rank:
 Corporal
Unit:
 2 Special Service Battalion
Unit 2:
 "D" Sqdn.
Regiment:
 South African Armoured Corps
Date of Death:
 1978-05-04
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Ops Reindeer, during enemy engagements. His Eland Armoured car was struck by a 82mm mortar bomb which struck at the location of its anti-aircraft gun. The driver of the car was injured and had to be evacuated. (ref. "Move the Border" by Marius Scheepers)
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Cremated - Ashes scattered in Garden of Remembrance
Cemetery:
 WINDHOEK CREMATORIUM
Country:
 Namibia
Additional Information
Son of Mr. C. T. Truebody. Educated Centaurus High School in Windhoek