Service Details
Name:
 MARX
Given Name:
 PHILLIPUS RUDOLPH
Initials:
 P R
Service No:
 84458074BG
Rank:
 Rifleman
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
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Unit:
 8 South African Infantry Battalion
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Date of Death:
 1988-06-27
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Date of Birth:
 1968-12-10
Age:
 19
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50km North of SWA border, Angola). His Buffel was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all eight soldiers from 8 SAI. An Eland armoured car was also hit, killing all 3 crew members.
Additional
Information:
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Marx
Commemoration
Country:
 South Africa
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Locality:
 Mpumalanga
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Cemetery:
 MIDDELBURG (WEST) CEMETERY
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