Identity
Person No.
29895
Service No.
75014688PE
Last Name
First Name
Almerindo Mourao
Initials
A M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
35
Military Service
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, officially reported missing during a Special Forces undercover operation at an undisclosed destination after his team walked into an enemy ambush while en-route to destroy a designated enemy target. It is, however, suspected that he actually died in a clandestine operation in Gwelo, Rhodesia, while attempting to use mines to blow up the Mambo Press offices. The mine detonated prematurely and there was nothing to recover from his body. He was a former member of the Portuguese FLECHAS, an elite unit of the DGS in Angola. He has no known grave and remains unaccounted for
Grave Reference
Location
Country
Locality
Additional Information
Notes
Husband of Mrs. E. S. Da Costa
Citation
OBE LG Sup 31 December 1976 - "New Years Honours", MC LG 15 December 1972 - "In recognition of distinguished service in Northern Ireland during the period 1 August 1971 to 31 October 1971", MID LG Sup 19 September 1978 - "In recognition of gallant and distinguished service in Northern Ireland"
External Source
Unknown
South African War Graves Project