Identity
Person No.
30459
Service No.
81511693SP
Last Name
First Name
Kausanga
Initials
K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
27
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,778
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy (Operation Forte) Shrapnel wounds
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
32 (Buffalo) Battalion 275
Later renamed
32 Battalion
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
"C" Coy.
Defence Force
SADF 3,839
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Within the Voortrekker Monument heritage precinct, Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
No. 106
Awards
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
Next of kin given as Mrs. M. Joao
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 ↗
List 1 (Mike Sandham hard-to-research list): listed as 'Kalonga' (year 1985). list wall/ref 85010203. matched ROH by force number 81511693SP. list surname/spelling form 'Kalonga' vs ROH name. list notes: 01 Jan 1985: No record on South Africa War Graves Project. Rfn K Kalonga from 32 Battalion Unknown cause of death - 32 Battalion SOURCE: The War In Angola Information Portal: Roll Of Honour Member Dedications - []; ....
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour, pages 57-65: gives date 1985-02-11 vs ROH 1985-02-13 (SN 81511693SP matches exactly) — confirmed match, not overwritten.
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