Identity
Person No.
30980
Service No.
76910116SP
Last Name
First Name
Thomas
Initials
T
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
KIA 14,779
Killed in action
Cause of Death
Killed in action, during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents, in Northern Owamboland
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
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 01 Mar 2024: Special Constable Thomas Kanitus, Koevoet, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 23. Graham gave no service number. ROH SN 76910116SP also sits on Kanheto T. PN 30979 (201 Bn, 1983) — not assigned as Kanitus's.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: dates of death differ -- Mike 1983-02-18 this record 1988-03-01. A gap of a few days commonly separates wounding from death, or a burial date from a death date. Flagged, not changed.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 01 Mar 2024: Special Constable Thomas Kanitus, Koevoet, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland, age 23. Graham gave no service number. ROH SN 76910116SP also sits on Kanheto T. PN 30979 (201 Bn, 1983) — not assigned as Kanitus's.
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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 66-76 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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