Identity
Person No.
31923
Old ROH no.
966
Service No.
89770044HD
Last Name
First Name
Mphakati Isaiah
Initials
M I
Date of Birth
Unknown
Est. Birth Year
Age at Death
20
Death Record
Date of Death
Cause code
MVA 2,633
Motor vehicle accident
Cause of Death
Died in Military Vehicle Accident, at Letaba, Samil 20 rolled
Military Service
Branch
Army
Rank
Rifleman
Regiment
Secondary Unit
Eastern Transvaal Command
Defence Force
SADF 3,832
South African Defence Force
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
No additional information known at this time
Research notes
26 Aug 2026: Unit leftover "5 South African Infantry Battalion" → Eastern Transvaal Command (SAWGP Regiment, no Unit); Regiment "Eastern" → Eastern Transvaal Command (SAWGP Regiment).
Citations
Unknown
External References
-
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 17 Aug 2026: Eastern Transvaal Command, Samil 20 Letaba.
- 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 111-113 of 143: confirmed, no changes.
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