Musaso

Identity

Person No.

32117

Service No.

80591654

Last Name

Musaso 1

First Name

Unknown

Initials

J

Date of Birth

Unknown

Est. Birth Year

1959 (±1 yr) 442

Age at Death

24

Death Record

Date of Death

10 May 1983 160

Cause code

KIA 14,780

Killed in action

Cause of Death

Killed in action 14,654

Killed in action, during fierce engagement with a numerically superior force of SWAPO/PLAN insurgents in Northern Owamboland

Military Service

Rank

Special Constable

Regiment

South West African Police 158

Unit

South West Africa Police Counter-Insurgency Wing: Ops-K Division (KOEVOET) 214

Secondary Unit

Army

Defence Force

SWAPOL 159

South West African Police

Location

Country

South Africa 23,863

Locality

Unknown

Cemetery

UNKNOWN CEMETERY 3,272

Grave Reference

Likely buried in Namibia - Alternative Commemoration until grave found 135

Notes

ref. "The Covert War" by Peter Stiff

Research notes

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 May 2026: Special Constable J. Musaso, Koevoet, age 24. Four SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet) members KIA in a fierce engagement with a numerically superior SWAPO/PLAN force in Northern Owamboland. Same incident as Willem, Maundu, Mbendura and Musaso. Graham gave initials only and no service numbers. ROH name is Raymond Musaso (J).
5 Sep 2026, FirstName-contamination revisit (folding into the 31 Aug 2026 scan): Graham du Toit's own 10 May 2026 citation already names him "J. Musaso", giving "initials only and no service numbers" -- matching stored Initials "J" exactly. Cleared rather than guessed -- correct first name still unknown.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: dates of death differ -- Mike 1988-03-04 this record 1983-05-10. A gap of a few days commonly separates wounding from death, or a burial date from a death date. Flagged, not changed.
Mike Sandham's research log ("List 1"), imported 16 Sep 2026, credited to The South Africa War Graves Project unless his entry says otherwise: gives Age 25 against this record's 24 (a difference of one year, so most likely a birthday-not-yet-reached transcription difference rather than a real disagreement). This record has no date of birth, so there is nothing to adjudicate with. Flagged, not changed.

Citations

Unknown

External References

Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post
Col (rt) Graham du Toit Last Post 10 May 2026: Special Constable J. Musaso, Koevoet, age 24. Four SWAPOL COIN Ops-K (Koevoet) members KIA in a fierce engagement with a numerically superior SWAPO/PLAN force in Northern Owamboland. Same incident as Willem, Maundu, Mbendura and Musaso. Graham gave initials only and no service numbers. ROH name is Raymond Musaso (J).
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance open source ↗
Koevoet Wall of Remembrance
South African War Graves Project open source ↗
The War in Angola open source ↗
War In Angola Roll of Honour (warinangola.com, tabid=1175), pages 50-53 of 143: confirmed, no changes.

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