Identity
Person No.
30785
Old ROH no.
617
Service No.
81026478BG
Last Name
First Name
Kim
Initials
K
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
18
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
ACC 1,585
Accident
Cause of Death
Died in Freak Accident, during exercise training (was undergoing a mock attack). Died instantly when struck by shrapnel from a 60mm Patmor, at Omatiya
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Infantry School 13
Formerly
School of Infantry
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,823
South African 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
Memorial
Memorial
Location
Pinetown Library grounds, Pinetown, KwaZulu-Natal
Address
Coordinates
Panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Notes
Son of Mrs. V. Inglis. On Pinetown, Kwazulu Natal Memorial
Research notes
13 Sep 2026: Pinetown Roll of Honour confirms exactly: Rifleman Kim Inglis, Infantry School, died in the operational area 18-02-1984, attended Pinetown Boys High. Named on the Wayside Cross, Pinetown.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum)
Pinetown Roll of Honour (Pinetown Museum), Wayside Cross
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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 ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 136-137 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
Shot dead during an exercise at Omatiya. During Training by a mortar schrapnel.
Dedications 1
Kim was a wonderful friend . He was well liked and respected by his platoon. Infrantry School, Hotel Company. marc