In Memory Of

PETERSEN, MARIUS

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1962-06-13
Service No:
 78491404BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
Unit:
 1 South African Infantry Battalion
Unit 2:
 attd. 61 Mechanised Battalion Group
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1982-04-15
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action. Whilst on patrol the Lt sent out a section (1 Ratel) to follow a couple a tracks that the tracker had picked up. The Ratel hit an ambush just after 10am. By the time backup had formed up and went to their aid a group of soldiers had been killed.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 BELLVILLE (STIKLAND) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Western Cape
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. W. K. H. Petersen, of Bellville, Cape Town.