In Memory Of

KRUGER, PETRUS

Service Details
Age:
 20
Date of Birth:
 1960-10-20
Service No:
 76360833BG
Rank:
 Lance Corporal
Unit:
 6 South African Infantry Battalion
Regiment:
 South African Infantry Corps
Date of Death:
 1981-08-28
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, while on patrol in Southern Angola. The Patrol had formed into a defensive circle when a High Explosive mortar bomb or artillery shell landed and exploded near their position. Both members suffered multiple shrapnel wounds and were killed instantly
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 ERMELO AREA CEMETERY ?
Localitly:
 Mpumalanga
Country:
 South Africa
Additional Information
Son of Mr. H. E. Kruger