In Memory Of

VAN HEERDEN, MICHAEL JOHAN

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1968-03-22
Service No:
 84382407BG
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:
 A1
Cemetery:
 VIRGINIA CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Free State
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. van Heerden