Identity
Person No.
30462
Old ROH no.
487
Service No.
75014449PN
Last Name
First Name
Manuel Antonio Infante
Initials
M A I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
28
Military Service
Rank
Corporal
Regiment
Unit
Secondary Unit
"D" Sqdn.
Defence Force
SADF 3,296
South African Defence Force
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,313
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during counter-insurgency operations in Mocambique as part of Operation Melon. He was attached to "D" Squadron Rhodesian Special Air Service when his patrol was ambushed by Frelimo Forces near Mapai
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Coordinates
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
1978 Army. Left column. 37th name from the top (Ganhao M.A.I.)
Notes
Husband of Mrs. A. P. G. M. Ganhao. ref. "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff. ref. "Rhodesian Combined Forces Roll of Honour 1966-1981", by Adrian Haggett and Gerry van Tonder.
Research notes
SADF Wall of Remembrance (Voortrekker Monument): named on photograph "1978 SAA (Castle–Havenga, Mennigke–Wolfgang)". 1978 Army. Left column. 37th name from the top (Ganhao M.A.I.).
SASFA In Memoriam (operators): confirmed Special Forces operator. SASFA: Ganhão Manny KIA 1978. https://www.recce.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/4.1.-Memoriam.pdf
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
SADF.info Border RoH
- South African War Graves Project
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Unit veterans association
SASFA In Memoriam: Ganhão Manny KIA 1978 — confirmed Special Forces operator
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