| Service No: | 84382407BG |
| Rank: | Rifleman |
| Last Name: | VAN HEERDEN |
| First Name: | MICHAEL JOHAN |
| Initials: | M J |
| Born: | Unknown |
| Date of Death: | 1988-06-27 |
| Age at Death: | 20 |
| Cause of Death: | Killed in action, during an air attack by MIG 23s on the Calueque dam (50km North of SWA border, Angola). His Eland armoured car was hit by a parachute retarded bomb, killing all 3 crew members. A Buffel was also hit, killing 8 soldiers from 8 SAI. |