Alfred Desmond 'Mac' McCallum

South African served in the South African Army

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Military Service from to
Date of Death: Sun 13 Sep 1987 - Killed in action, Operation Modular, due to tactical circumstances, the troop got stuck in the mud of a shona near the Lomba River during a tank fight, and the Ratel 90 was destroyed at point blank by a T55 tank. Second Lieutenant Alves, his crew as well as 32 Bn members such as Captain Mac McCallum was killed instantly. The tank round penetrated the Ratel through the side door, detonated in the main ammunition storage container and resulted in an explosion causing the vehicle to catch fire