Service Details
Name:
 MUHLENBECK
Given Name:
 FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
Initials:
 F A
Service No:
 83309377BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 4 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1987-11-09
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Age:
 20
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during Ops Modular when their Ratel 20, Callsign 21C was knocked out while trying to engage a Soviet T-55 tank with the Ratel 20mm Cannon. The Ratel Gunner, Rifleman Adrian Murray THOM successfully shot out the T-55 tank when the 20mm armour-piercing rounds penetrated the T-55 between the Turret and the Tank Hull. Unfortunately, the T-55 tank was able to return fire and the 100mm High Explosive projectile penetrated the Ratel through the drivers-cap killing both men instantly. Both young men were posthumously awarded the Honoris Crux for their heroism and self-sacrifice in the face of extreme danger and overwhelming odds
Decorations:
 Honoris Crux (Posthumous)
Additional
Information:
No additional information known at this time
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Gauteng
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Cemetery:
 ROODEPOORT NEW CEMETERY
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Grave Reference:
 35186

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