In Memory Of
VON SCHMETTAU, UDO KNUD
Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
-0001-11-30
Service No:
72304769BA
Rank:
Sapper
Unit:
2 Field Engineer Regiment
Regiment:
South African Corps of Engineers
Date of Death:
1975-12-10
Cause of Death:
Killed in action, during Op Savannah. His vehicle, in which he was transporting a wounded soldier, was hit by a mortar, killing him instantly. This was near Cela, in the Huambo Province, Angola.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
WALVIS BAY CEMETERY
Country:
Namibia
Additional Information
Son of Mr. E. F. E. von Schmettau, of Walvis Bay, South West Africa
