Service Details
Name:
 SUTER
Given Name:
 MICHAEL COLIN
Initials:
 M C
Service No:
 84591932BG
Rank:
 Sapper
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Regiment:
 South African Corps of Engineers
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Unit:
 2 Field Engineer Regiment, 25 Field Squadron
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Unit 2:
 attd. 101 Battalion, Romeo Mike Team
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Date of Death:
 1988-02-04
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Date of Birth:
 1968-06-23
Age:
 19
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
Additional
Information:
Son of Stanley Michael and Anna Suter, of Florida. Brother of Theodore Suter. His brother also did his military training in Potchefstroom and then in Pietermaritzburg . It was only for 1 year. Brother of Janine Suter. Educated at Florida Park High School. Went straight into the army.
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 ROODEPOORT NEW CEMETERY
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