Linhanga, Joao

Identity

Person No.

31343

Service No.

76908482SP

Last Name

Linhanga 1

First Name

Joao

Initials

J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1960 (±1 yr) 390

Age at Death

18

Military Service

Rank

Rifleman

Regiment

South West African Territory Force 616

Unit

32 (Buffalo) Battalion 375

Secondary Unit

Army

Death Record

Date of Death

08 February 1978 83

Cause of Death

Killed in action 9,874

Killed in action, in a contact with the enemy, at Mamuandi (Operation Seiljag)

Grave Reference

OLD SEC 60 1

Location

Country

Namibia 737

Locality

Caprivi 228

Cemetery

KIMBO CEMETERY, BUFFALO 177

Additional Information

Notes

ref "Die Buffel Struikel" by LJ Bothma

Citation

Awarded for a non-combat or non-operational act of bravery on 12 September 1990 while serving with 82 Mechanised Brigade

External Source

Unknown

South African War Graves Project

southafricawargraves.org — record #31343

Linhanga, Joao (J)