Light, Raymond Mark

Identity

Person No.

31337

Service No.

81033292BG

Last Name

Light 3

First Name

Raymond Mark

Initials

R M

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1966 (±1 yr) 243

Age at Death

21

Military Service

Rank

Lance Corporal

Regiment

1 Parachute Battalion 81

Unit

"D" Coy. 16

Secondary Unit

attd. 5th Reconnaissance Regiment

Death Record

Date of Death

31 October 1987 117

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, at Nindango Angola, in Operation Firewood against Swapo

Grave Reference

Cremated at Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal 1

Location

Country

South Africa 17,413

Locality

Gauteng 9,426

Cemetery

SADF WALL OF REMEMBRANCE, VOORTREKKER MONUMENT, PRETORIA 1,912

Additional Information

Notes

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Light. On Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Memorial.

Citation

Awarded for a non-combat or non-operational act of bravery on 12 September 1990 while serving with 82 Mechanised Brigade

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #31337

Light, Raymond Mark (R M)