Dates: 1987-08-01 – 1987-11-15
Theatre: Angola (Lomba River / Mavinga)
Operation launched to support UNITA against a major FAPLA offensive aimed at capturing UNITA's stronghold of Mavinga. Culminated in the Battle of the Lomba River (September-October 1987), where SADF mechanised and artillery forces, fighting alongside UNITA, halted and largely destroyed FAPLA's 47 Brigade attempting to cross the river — the action in which several ROH records on this site (Alves, De Klerk, Kuyler, McCallum, Mananza, Tchipango and others) were killed when their Ratel 90 was destroyed at point-blank range by a T-55 tank.
Seeded from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_operations_of_the_South_African_Border_War Description hedged where specifics were not confidently sourced — expand as better sourcing is found.
| Name | Date of Death | Rank | Unit | Regiment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Du Randt, Johann Christiaan (J C) | 1987-09-03 | Commandant | 4th Artillery Regiment | South African Artillery Corps |
| Glynn, Richard William (R W) | 1987-09-03 | Lieutenant | 42 Sqdn. | South African Air Force |
| Alves, Jose Raymond (J R) | 1987-09-13 | Second Lieutenant | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | South West African Territory Force |
| De Klerk, Matthys Michael (M M) | 1987-09-13 | Lance Corporal | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | South West African Territory Force |
| Kuyler, Marthinus Johannes (M J) | 1987-09-13 | Trooper | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | South West African Territory Force |
| Mananza, Joao Rodriques (J R) | 1987-09-13 | Lance Corporal | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | South West African Territory Force |
| McCallum, Alfred Desmond (A D) | 1987-09-13 | Captain | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | South West African Territory Force |
| Tchipango, Waite (W) | 1987-09-13 | Lance Corporal | 32 (Buffalo) Battalion | South West African Territory Force |
| Visagie, Pieter Andreas (P A) | 1987-09-16 | Rifleman | 61 Mechanised Battalion Group | South African Infantry Corps |
| Beukman, William George (W G) | 1987-09-20 | Gunner | 62 Mechanised Battalion Group | South African Infantry Corps |
| Hind, Adriaan Hodgson (A H) | 1987-10-03 | Second Lieutenant | 61 Mechanised Battalion Group | South African Infantry Corps |
| De Villiers, Anthony Wayne (A W) | 1987-10-08 | Gunner | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Infantry Corps |
| Claasen, Pieter Gerrit (P G) | 1987-11-09 | Rifleman | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Infantry Corps |
| Digue, Pierre James (P J) | 1987-11-09 | Sergeant | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Infantry Corps |
| Duvenhage, Theunis Antonie (T A) | 1987-11-09 | Corporal | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Infantry Corps |
| Steward, Anthony (A) | 1987-11-09 | Private | 4 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Infantry Corps |
| Redelinghuys, Johann (J) | 1987-11-17 | Lance Corporal | 8 South African Infantry Battalion | South African Medical Health Service |
| Nieuwoudt, Hermanus Jacobus (H J) | 1988-01-21 | Trooper | 61 Base Workshop | Pretoria Regiment |