Identity
Person No.
31364
Old ROH no.
822
Service No.
01479856PE
Last Name
First Name
Johannes Jacobus
Initials
J J
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
29
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
SHOT 546
Shot
Cause of Death
Died in Shooting Incident, shot by a soldier in the mess at Katimo Mulilo
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Captain
Unit
Unknown
Secondary Unit
Army
Defence Force
SADF 3,817
South African Defence Force
Location
Country
Locality
Cemetery
Grave Reference
Unit History
Notes
Husband of Mrs. J. J. Lombard
Research notes
Iain Mack (4 SAI, 1969-70, ROH stories 9 Sep 2016): detailed circumstance of the mess shooting at Katima Mulilo (a disgruntled soldier caught drinking on guard duty shot Lombard from behind after he finished his evening meal); Lombard commanded B Company with Lt Hagen as his 2IC. Full name, DOB, cemetery and cause already matched his own follow-up correction email and are already on record.
Citations
Unknown
External References
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SADF.info Border Roll of Honour
open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
- 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 123-124 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
Stories 1
On the 5th of February 1970, Capt. JJ Lomabard was shot in the back by one of his own soldiers. Sometime during the day Capt Lombard was inspecting the guard posts around camp Katima Mulilo. At one of the posts, Lombard discovered soldiers on duty drinking beer. He informed them that they would be dealt with on their return to camp. One of the soldiers concerned, informed his comrades that they should not worry as he "would take care of things." Unfortunately, no one knew what he had in mind. Later, Capt Lombard was eating his evening meal, on finishing, he exited the officers mess and was walking away from the general mess at which point, the soldier in question, rose from his seat, took aim with his rifle and shot Capt Lombard in the back. Capt Lombard died within minutes at the entrance to my tent.
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