In Memory Of
POTGIETER, MICHIEL CASPARUS EKSTEEN
Service Details
Age:
18
Date of Birth:
1956-10-15
Service No:
72354327N
Rank:
Lance Corporal
Unit:
2nd Armoured Car Regt.
Unit 2:
"D" Sqdn.
Regiment:
South African Armoured Corps
Date of Death:
1975-08-13
Cause of Death:
Died in Shooting Incident, at Ruacana Airport. He was accidentally shot with a 7.62 MG while his convoy was parked and they were busy clearing and checking weapons.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
VREDE CEMETERY
Localitly:
Free State
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Johannes Marthinus and Wilhelmina Gertruida Potgieter, of Vrede
