Identity
Person No.
29683
Service No.
76928209PE
Last Name
First Name
Faustino
Initials
F
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
45
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, of injuries sustained during bad parachute landing
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
5 Special Forces Regiment 20
Formerly
5 Reconnaissance Regiment
(1995)
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"B" Coy. 2nd Platoon
Defence Force
SANDF 1,021
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Role at time of death
Special Forces (Reconnaissance)
Status
Permanent Force (Regular)
Part of
5 Special Forces Regiment operates as one of the standing/permanent operational regiments of South African Special Forces, established from the same 1972 lineage as 1 Reconnaissance Commando. Special Forces are their own branch within the SANDF, not part of the Army.
Notes
Husband of Mrs. B. Caliva
Research notes
26 Aug 2026: Unit was leftover "3 South African Infantry Battalion". SAWGP Regiment 5 Special Forces Regiment with no separate unit.
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