Identity
Person No.
29518
Old ROH no.
125
Service No.
70306568N
Last Name
First Name
Christo
Initials
C
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
DROW 1,200
Drowned
Cause of Death
Drowned, lost at sea, about 7 miles west of Walvis Bay. While busy with minesweeping exercises, his foot became entangled in a cable holding a marker buoy and he was dragged overboard
Military Service
Branch
Navy
Rank
Sub Lieutenant
Regiment
Corps
Unit
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,815
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1978 Navy. Sole name on this photograph (Bosman C.)
Notes
Husband of Mrs. L. Bosman, of Wynberg, Cape Province.
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Hitchens–Human, Wolmarans) to 1979 SAA (Akaando–Djolomien, Maarman–Saal)". 1978 Navy. Sole name on this photograph (Bosman C.). 26 Aug 2026: Corps from SAWGP Regiment South African Navy; Unit leftover "Witbank Commando" → SAS Walvisbaai (SAWGP Unit).
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), page 24 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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