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Identity
Person No.
29915
Old ROH no.
279
Service No.
82713876SP
Last Name
Dala 13
First Name
Kefas Kalenga
Initials
K K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
1962 (±1 yr) 351
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
12 April 1986 344
Cause code
DIS 6,077
Died of disease
Cause of Death
Died of disease 858
Died of Medical Reason, Meningitis, in the Base Hospital at Buffalo
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 275
Corps
South African Infantry Corps 10,342
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Namibia 769
Locality
Caprivi 226
Cemetery
KIMBO CEMETERY, BUFFALO 177
Grave Reference
NEW SEC 99 1
Awards
Pro Patria Medal
Pro Patria Medal
South Africa
Pro Patria Medal warrant, Government Gazette No. 5171 (25 Jun 1976), Rule 5, as amended by GG No. 5575 (3 Jun 1977); discontinued by GG No. 25213 (25 Jul 2003, Schedule corrected by GG No. 26778, 17 Sep 2004) for service on/after 27 Apr 2003. Gazette extracts: https://rohsa.co.za/award.php?id=24
Notes

Husband of Mrs. E. Munango

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 12 Apr 2026: 82713876SP Rifleman Kefas Kalenga Dala, 32 Battalion, contracted meningitis and succumbed to the disease while in the Base Hospital at Buffalo, age 24. | Also Last Post 12 Apr 2020: 82713876SP Rifleman Kefas Kalenga Dala, 32 Battalion, died of meningitis in the hospital at Buffalo, age 24.

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