Joao, Yombi

Identity

Person No.

30870

Service No.

76908342SP

Last Name

Joao 7

First Name

Yombi

Initials

Y

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1955 (±1 yr) 393

Age at Death

27

Military Service

Rank

Corporal

Regiment

South West African Territory Force 626

Unit

32 (Buffalo) Battalion 369

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

13 March 1982 85

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,878

Killed in action, during the grueling eight hour ground fire fight of Op Super. A 45 strong force of 32 Battalion with gunship support killed 201 SWAPO as well as captured vast amounts of equipment in the rugged terrain of Kaokaland desert

Grave Reference

OLD SEC 208 1

Location

Country

Namibia 745

Locality

Caprivi 228

Cemetery

KIMBO CEMETERY, BUFFALO 177

Additional Information

Notes

Brother of Mr. M. Joao

Citation

LG Sup 4 January 1917 pg. 245

External Source

SADF.info Border RoH https://sadf.info/SADF%20Roll%20of%20Honour%20Border.html

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #30870

Joao, Yombi (Y)