In Memory Of

TUCKER, NOAH

Service Details
Age:
 23
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 80468341BG
Rank:
 Lieutenant
Unit:
 8 South African Infantry Battalion
Unit 2:
 "G" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1988-06-27
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50 kms North of SWA border, Angola). His Eland armoured car was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all 3 crew members. A Buffel was also hit, killing 8 soldiers from 8 SAI.
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Jewish Section
Cemetery:
 GERMISTON (PRIMROSE) CEMETERY
Localitly:
 Gauteng
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Norman Tucker. Born in Israel and moved together with his father to South Africa in 1968. His father was a veteran of the Six Day War in Israel. Prior to joining the SADF, Noah had obtained a Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of the Witwatersrand. ***Jewish