Service Details
Name:
TUCKER
Given Name:
ALEXANDER JOHN
Initials:
A J
Service No:
79218343BG
Rank:
Lance Corporal
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Regiment:
1 Parachute Battalion
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Date of Death:
1983-07-07
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Date of Birth:
1963-07-15
Age:
19
Cause of Death:
Killed in action when his Patrol was ambushed by combined FAPLA/Cuban force while operating in an area North of Xangongo, approximately 32km from Cahama. He was struck in the head by a bullet that killed him instantly
Additional
Information:
No additional information known at this time
Commemoration
Country:
South Africa
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Locality:
Gauteng
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Cemetery:
SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA
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Grave Reference:
Alternative Commemoration until grave found

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