Moon, Carlos Thomas

Identity

Person No.

31993

Old ROH no.

985

Service No.

87098240CK

Last Name

Moon 5

First Name

Carlos Thomas

Initials

C T

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1968 (±1 yr) 305

Age at Death

20

Death Record

Date of Death

08 April 1988 123

Cause code

Unknown

Cause of Death

Injured in an artillery standoff barrage by the enemy on 7 April 1

Injured in an artillery standoff barrage by the enemy on 7 April. Died the next day at 1 Mil from shrapnel wounds to the head

Military Service

Branch

Army

Rank

Lance Corporal

Regiment

Unknown

Corps

South African Infantry Corps 10,347

Unit

2 SA Cape Corps 19

Secondary Unit

Att 54 Battalion

Defence Force

SADF 3,832

South African Defence Force

Location

Country

South Africa 23,874

Locality

Northern Cape 808

Cemetery

POSTMASBURG CEMETERY 3

Grave Reference

C5 1

Notes

Grandson of Mrs. S. Abrhams, of Postmasburg.

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2026: 89098240CK Lance Corporal Carlos Thomas Moon, Cape Regiment, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Southern Angola, age 21. ROH service number is 87098240CK; unit is 2 SA Cape Corps att. 54 Battalion; age is 20. ROH cause is injured in an enemy artillery standoff barrage on 7 April and died the next day at 1 Military Hospital from shrapnel wounds to the head (not overwritten). | Also Last Post 08 Apr 2024: 89098240CK Lance Corporal Carlos Thomas Moon, SA Cape Corps, KIA SWAPO/PLAN Southern Angola, age 21. ROH SN 87098240CK, age 20, artillery standoff barrage / 1 Mil already noted on 08 Apr 2026 (not overwritten). | Also Last Post 08 Apr 2025: 89098240CK Lance Corporal Carlos Thomas Moon, SA Cape Corps, KIA SWAPO/PLAN Southern Angola, age 21. ROH SN 87098240CK, age 20, artillery standoff / 1 Mil already noted (not overwritten). DATE DISCREPANCY 25 Aug 2026: pantser.cmvo.org.za's SADF deaths PDF gives this person's Sterf (date of death) as "07 04 88" (DD MM YY) against the same ServiceNo (87098240CK) and name -- differs from this record's DateDeath (1988-04-08). Not overwritten, flagged for reference.

Citations

Unknown

External References

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2026: 89098240CK Lance Corporal Carlos Thomas Moon, Cape Regiment, Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Southern Angola, age 21. ROH service number is 87098240CK; unit is 2 SA Cape Corps att. 54 Battalion; age is 20. ROH cause is injured in an enemy artillery standoff barrage on 7 April and died the next day at 1 Military Hospital from shrapnel wounds to the head (not overwritten).
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2024: 89098240CK Lance Corporal Carlos Thomas Moon from the South African Cape Corps was Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Southern Angola. He was 21. Conflicts with ROH 87098240CK, age 20, artillery standoff on 7 Apr and death at 1 Mil 8 Apr — SN/age/cause not overwritten.
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 08 Apr 2025: 89098240CK Lance Corporal Carlos Thomas Moon from the South African Cape Corps was Killed in Action during a contact with SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Southern Angola. He was 21. Conflicts with ROH 87098240CK, age 20, artillery standoff on 7 Apr and death at 1 Mil 8 Apr — SN/age/cause not overwritten.
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
SADF.info Border Roll of Honour open source ↗
SADF.info Border RoH
South African War Graves Project open source ↗
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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