In Memory Of

SUTER, MICHAEL COLIN

Service Details
Age:
 19
Date of Birth:
 1968-06-23
Service No:
 84591932BG
Rank:
 Sapper
Unit:
 2 Field Engineer Regiment, 25 Field Squadron
Unit 2:
 attd. 101 Battalion, Romeo Mike Team
Regiment:
 South African Corps of Engineers
Date of Death:
 1988-02-04
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
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 ROODEPOORT NEW CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
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.