Identity
Person No.
31701
Service No.
92662584PV
Last Name
First Name
Paulus Malesela
Initials
P M
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
24
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
Unknown
Military Service
Location
Country
Locality
Grave Reference
Memorial
Memorial
Location
On a koppie at the Voortrekker Monument, overlooking Pretoria
Address
Coordinates
Panel
Not listed against a numbered panel
On the panel
Position on the panel will be added with photographs
Unit History
Notes
Son of Mr. M. F. Matlala
Research notes
DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "30 10 67" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (92662584PV) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1992-01-01). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.
25 Sep 2026, Unit2 service-branch sweep: the stored Secondary Unit "Army" was CLEARED as a duplicate. It was not a sub-unit, it was a service-branch word repeating what the Branch column already says. Secondary Unit is for sub-units -- a company, a squadron, a commando -- and this record's branch of service is unchanged at "Army".
Citations
Unknown
External References
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Lys van Weermaglede wat aan diens gesterf het (SADF deaths, pantser.cmvo.org.za)
open source ↗
SADF deaths PDF cross-check, 25 Aug 2026 -- date discrepancy noted
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Mike Sandham List 1
List 1 (Mike Sandham hard-to-research list): listed as 'Matlakala' (year 1992). matched ROH by force number 92662584PV. list notes: 01 Jan 1992(Date of Death 2 = 1992-12-31): 92662584PV Rifleman Paulus Malesela Matlakala from 116 South African Infantry Battalion, South African Infantry Corps Shot by unknown person, at Messina. He was 24. Date of Death = 1992/01/01, Killed in Action ... while on guard duty (un....
- 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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