Agayev, Yigal

Yigal, son of Lilly and Moshe, was born in Tel Aviv on November 25, 1952. He attended the Gordon Elementary School in Holon, continued his high school studies at the Sokolav Laor High School in Jaffa and completed an external study at home – Ron High School in Tel Aviv Yigal was active in the Gadna, especially in the field of target shooting, and participated in many shooting competitions with an air rifle. Besides shooting, he had other hobbies, mainly fishing and diving at sea. He was a shy, modest boy, but very talented. He was kind and kind, a devoted son to his parents and loved by his friends. Yigal was drafted into the IDF in mid-February 1971 and was assigned to the Armored Corps, where he successfully completed one of the following courses: tank driver, driver, tank commander course, and finally served as an operations sergeant at the Armored Corps School. . “His commanders admired him as” sticking to his role while showing courage. A soldier dedicated and loyal, loved by all who knew him. “During the Yom Kippur War, Yigal fought on the Sinai front, in the fierce battles of containment, and on October 15, 1973, Sergeant Yigal fell in battle at the Chinese Farm.