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Identity
Person No.
30315
Service No.
79517090BG
Last Name
First Name
Bruce Andrew
Initials
B A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
22
Military Service
Death Record
Cause of Death
Killed in action, captured in a vehicle ambush, during an Op in Angola. He was interrogated and then executed and his body was returned during the Peace Negotiations in 1992
Grave Reference
Additional Information
Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Fidler, of Johannesburg. During a movement his unit was ambushed and he was subsequently captured and interrogated. Cpl Fidler was executed by the enemy during brutal interrogation. He never revealed the presence of his nearby unit although been brutally interrogated thereby enabling them to escape and evade. His remains was repatriated back to South Africa and on 15 September 1995 he was cremated, precisely 10 years after his death. Corporal Fidler was posthumously awarded the Honoris Crux for his actions of bravery. Cpl Fidler's name appears on both the roll of honour of 1 Parachute Battalion and 7 Medical Battalion Groups

Citation
Unknown
External Source

https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #30315