Identity
Person No.
31538
Service No.
74435017PE
Last Name
First Name
Ivan
Initials
I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
23
Military Service
Rank
Lance Corporal
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Army
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause of Death
Killed in action, from machine gun fire in an ambush, near Ngiva
Grave Reference
Location
Additional Information
Notes
Son of Mrs. M. E. Maletta. ref. "The Silent War" by Peter Stiff | Ops Carnation pseudo ops near Ongiva. Killed when enemy returned fire with a Soviet 14.5mm ZPU-1 in the ground role.
Citation
Unknown
External Source
https://www.izkor.gov.il | Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Aug 2026: 5 Recce, Ops Carnation, ZPU-1. Suffix PE (was PF). | SADF.info Border RoH https://sadf.info/SADF%20Roll%20of%20Honour%20Border.html
South African War Graves Project