Roll of Honour: Person Info
Personal Details
| Service No: | 82596321BG |
| Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Name: | POND |
| First Name: | MARK ANTHONY |
| Initials: | M A |
| Born: | Unknown |
Death Details
| Date of Death: | 1985-05-11 |
| Age at Death: | 22 |
| Cause of Death: | Killed in action, during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Southern Angola. During the contact, a wounded insurgent had crawled under a dead tree trunk and opened fire on Mark at a range of approximately 5 metres, mortally wounding him in the chest. Despite every effort made to save him, he succumbed to his wounds before the casevac helicopter arrived |
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