In Memory Of

MADDEN, ANDREW JOHN

Service Details
Age:
19
Date of Birth:
1960-11-19
Service No:
76325646BG
Rank:
Rifleman
Unit:
1 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
1980-06-10
Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, in Operation Sceptic, as a result of severe shrapnel wounds caused by anti-aircraft rounds that had penetrated the inside compartment of the Ratel he was in. He died peacefully in the arms of a good friend.
Commemoration
Cemetery:
BOKSBURG CEMETERY
Localitly:
Gauteng
Country:
South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. P. J. Madden, of 83 Sixth Street, Northmead, Benoni.