Identity
Person No.
32837
Service No.
W991
Last Name
First Name
Rinty
Initials
R
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Military Service
Rank
Dog
Regiment
Secondary Unit
attd. 6th South African Infantry
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, by enemy machine gun fire when their patrol walked into a PLAN ambush during a night-time follow-up operation tracking fresh insurgent spoor in the Eastern Caprivi
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Additional Information
Notes
He was a member of the Tactical Platoon of the SADF Horse and Dog Centre, based at M'pacha in the Caprivi during his death. His Tracker dog full particulars are: Name - Rinty no.W991. Both handler and dog were killed in a night time follow-up operation tracking fresh SWAPO tracks in the Eastern Caprivi and ending up in an ambush. His Platoon commander at the Dog School was Capt. GH Grobler, and his Instructor was Cpl J Rocher.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il (Israeli Fallen Soldiers & Victims of Terrorism database — search by name)
South African War Graves Project