Identity
Person No.
30883
Service No.
76
Last Name
First Name
Ralph Martin
Initials
R M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,780
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, in Afghanistan. Captain Alex Eida, 2nd Lieutenant Ralph Johnson and Lance Corporal Ross Nicholl were killed after a vehicle patrol was ambushed by militants in a northern district of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan on 1 August, they were ambushed with RPGs, AK-47s and a heavy machine gun
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Notes
Of George, South Africa
Research notes
26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET)" → Household Cavalry Regiment (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit).
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