Identity
Person No.
31001
Service No.
83706069SP
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, Counter-insurgency duty in South West Africa. Member of Koevoet
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
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 27 against this record's 23. This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
open source ↗
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance (wall date 03 Oct 1988)
- 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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