In Memory Of

ELSAESSER, WULF EIKE

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 1958-05-22
Service No:
 729874
Rank:
 Trooper
Unit:
 1st Battalion
Unit 2:
 3 Commando, 12 Troop
Regiment:
 Rhodesian Light Infantry
Former Regiment:
 formerly Canadian Armed Forces Regular Component
Date of Death:
 1979-06-16
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an operation to rescue a kidnapped woman, Mrs. Mulligan.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 CHILLIWACK (ST. THOMAS) ANGLICAN LITTLE MOUNTAIN CEMETERY
Localitly:
 British Columbia
Country:
 Canada
Additional Information
Son of Oswald and Hilde Elsaesser, of Merritt, British Columbia, Canada. He had served in the Canadian Armed Forces Regular Component from 22 November 1976 till 23 November 1977. ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.