Identity
Person No.
30450
Service No.
81533788PE
Last Name
First Name
Abilho
Initials
A
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
39
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,627
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Phalaborwa, passenger in Caspir that overturned when driver lost control
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SANDF 1,021
South African National Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Husband of Mrs. C. M. Mutanana
Research notes
SASFA In Memoriam (operators killed in training): confirmed operator; died in training (SASFA: Operators killed in Training). SASFA: Gabriel A 2000. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf SASFA operators killed in training Gabriel A 2000. ROH unit is 5 Special Service Battalion (Phalaborwa MVA), not 5 Special Forces. Possible unit confusion; unit left. 26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "32 (Buffalo) Battalion" → 5 Special Service Battalion (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit).
Citations
Unknown
External References
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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Unit veterans association
open source ↗
SASFA In Memoriam: Gabriel A 2000 — confirmed operator; died in training (SASFA: Operators killed in Training)
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