In Memory Of

BELL, ETIENNE LOUIS

Service Details
Age:
 21
Date of Birth:
 1958-07-01
Service No:
 74426362BG
Rank:
 Corporal
Unit:
 Sector 70
Unit 2:
 H.Q.
Regiment:
 1 Parachute Battalion
Date of Death:
 1979-07-06
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during Operation Safraan. Delta Company received instruction to attack an enemy target in Zambia. The target was attacked and some of the enemy force managed to get away and formed splinter groups. During the night our company retreated in a typical "U" formation on our own tracks, with the purpose of forming a “TB” (Temporary Base) for the night. At that time one of the enemy splinter groups was conducting its own reconnaissance, and had surprised our forces. The enemy fired at us and one bullet hit Etienne in the head. The wound to Etienne's head was fatal
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Crem. Niche Z6 2-6
Cemetery:
 DURBAN (STELLAWOOD) CREMATORIUM
Localitly:
 Kwazulu Natal
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mrs. L. F. S. Bell, of Durban.