N-O-K given as Guardian Mrs. A. Jack | Graham Last Post 16 Aug 2026: Rifleman Ben Jacob, 101 Bn, critically wounded 14 Aug 1981 in a contact with SWAPO/PLAN in the Kaokoveld, Died of Wounds 16 Aug, age 22. ROH retains Christiaan / MVA Oshikuku / age 26.
Cleared stolen ServiceNo 80642317BW (belongs to Jack C. PN 30799, SACC attd 32 Bn, 1985-07-21 Oshikuku MVA; this record is 1981).
FirstName contamination fixed 31 Aug 2026 (systemic full-table scan): FirstName ("Christiaan") was copied from the unrelated neighbouring record PersonNumber 30799 ("Jack, Christiaan", initials C) -- this record's own stored initials (B) don't match "Christiaan" at all. Confirmed by the existing 25 Aug 2026 SN CORRECTION note on this record, which already identified PersonNumber 30799 as the true owner of this record's copied ServiceNo via the same external source. Cleared back to unknown rather than guessed.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 22 against this record's 26. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 16 Aug 2026: Ben / DOW Kaokoveld contact 14 Aug / age 22 (ROH keeps Christiaan / MVA Oshikuku / 26).
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
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SADF.info Border RoH
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The War in Angola
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War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 42-45 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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