Identity
Person No.
30477
Service No.
Unknown
Last Name
First Name
Eric Sydney
Initials
E S
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, Counter-insurgency duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet
Military Service
Rank
Special Constable
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SWAPOL 159
South West African Police
Location
Country
Locality
Unknown
Cemetery
Notes
ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff
Research notes
SN CORRECTION 25 Aug 2026: ServiceNo 83599704BG cleared -- the pantser.cmvo.org.za SADF deaths PDF lists that number under "GOBEY, DERRICK" (CPL, Sterf 06 12 88), matching PersonNumber 30475 (Gobey, DateDeath 1988-12-06) by surname and exact date, not this record. Original value: "83599704BG". Left as an unresolved collision otherwise -- this correction is specific to this one PDF-confirmed case, not a general claim this record's other data is wrong.
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
open source ↗
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
- South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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The War in Angola
open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 57-65 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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