Phillipus Rudolph Marx (1968 - 1988)

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South African Defence Force 1957 – 1994 South African Army, 8th Infantry Battalion.

Phillipus Rudolph Marx was Killed in Action during South African Bush War 26 August 1966 - 15 January 1990.

Biography

Phillipus Rudolph Marx is genealogies verbind aan Suid Afrika /is genealogically connected to South Africa

Birth

Name: Phillipus Rudolph Marx ^[1]

Event Date: 10 December 1968 ^[1]

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Father's Name: Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Marx. ^[1]

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Military Info

Force number: 84458074BG ^[1]

Rank: Rifleman ^[1]

Surname: Marx ^[1]

Names: P. R. ^[1]

Regiment: South African Infantry Corps ^[1]

Unit: 8th South African Infantry Battalion ^[1]

Cemetery: South Africa, Mpumalanga, Middelburg (west) cemetery ^[1]

Death

Event Date: 27 June 1988 ^[1]

Age: 19 years ^[1]

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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. ^[1]

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1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} South African War Graves Project Grave of Phillipus Rudolph Marx Seen and entered Jan 2024 by Frederik Willem Johannes Britz